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Learning the Kannada Articles 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 Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Kannada.
Kannada articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Kannada Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | articles |
| the | ondhu, |
| a | halavu |
| one | ondhu, |
| some | kelavu |
| few | halavu |
| the book | pusthaka |
| the books | pusthakagalu |
| a book | ondhu pusthaka |
| one book | ondhu pusthaka |
| some books | kela pusthakagalu |
| few books | hala pusthakagalu |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Kannada.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Kannada. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Kannada vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Kannada Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | oota |
| almonds | badhami |
| bread | breadu |
| breakfast | uphahara |
| butter | beene |
| candy | sweetu |
| cheese | cheesu |
| chicken | koli mamsa |
| cumin | jeerige |
| dessert | sihi |
| dinner | rathri oota |
| fish | meenu |
| fruit | hannu |
| ice cream | ice creamu |
| lamb | meke mamsa |
| lemon | nimbe hannu |
| lunch | oota |
| meal | oota |
| meat | mamsa |
| oven | ovennu |
| pepper | menasu |
| plants | gidagalu |
| pork | handhi mamsa |
| salad | saladu |
| salt | uppu |
| sandwich | sandwhichu |
| sausage | sausaju |
| soup | soopu |
| sugar | sakkare |
| supper | rathri oota |
| turkey | turkey koli |
| apple | sebu |
| banana | bale hannu |
| oranges | kitthale |
| peaches | peachu |
| peanut | kadale kai |
| pears | perala hannu |
| pineapple | pine appleu |
| grapes | dhrakshi |
| strawberries | strawberry |
| vegetables | tharakarigalu |
| carrot | karrattu |
| corn | jola |
| cucumber | southekai |
| garlic | bellulli |
| lettuce | elekosu |
| olives | olive |
| onions | eerulli |
| peppers | menasu |
| potatoes | aloogadde |
| pumpkin | kumbalakai |
| beans | beansu |
| tomatoes | tomatoes |
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