Kannada Pronouns
Learning the Kannada Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Kannada language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Kannada.
Kannada pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Kannada Pronouns |
| Pronouns | sarvanaamagalu |
| I | naanu |
| you | neenu |
| he | avanu |
| she | avalu |
| we | naavu |
| they | avvaru |
| me | nanna, nannage |
| you | ninna, nimage |
| him | avana, avanige |
| her | avala,avalige |
| us | namma |
| them | avarige |
| my | namma |
| your | ninna |
| his | avana |
| her | avala |
| our | namma |
| their | avara |
| mine | nanna |
| yours | nimma |
| his | avana |
| hers | avala |
| ours | namma |
| theirs | avara |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Kannada has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Kannada.
List of Pronouns in Kannada
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Kannada placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Kannada vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Kannada Pronouns |
| I speak | naanu mathanaduthini |
| you speak | neenu mathanaduthiya |
| he speaks | avanu mathanaduthiddane |
| she speaks | avalu mathanaduthaailddale |
| we speak | naavu mathanaduthiddeve |
| they speak | avaru mathanaduthiddare |
| give me | nanage kodi |
| | ninage kodutheene |
| give him | avanige kodu |
| give her | avalige kodu |
| give us | namage kodu |
| give them | avarige kodu |
| my book | nanna pustaka |
| your book | ninna pustaka |
| his book | avana pustaka |
| her book | avala pustaka |
| our book | namma pustaka |
| their book | avara pustaka |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Kannada, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Kannada Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Kannada lessons here: Learn Kannada. Don't forget to bookmark this page.