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Kannada Grammar with Meera: Lesson 2 Practice & Play - Whose Gift Is It?

Description

Practice Kannada case markers (-inda vs -ge) with Meera and Ravi's funny gift tag mix-up. Part 2 of Lesson 2.

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Sentencessay them out loud

  1. ಮೀರಾ ಬೂಬೂಗೆ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ ಮಾಡಿದಳು.

    Mīrā Būbūge uḍugore māḍidaḷu.

    Meera made a gift for Booboo. (-ge = recipient)

  2. ರವಿ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಬರೆದನು, 'ಬೂಬೂವಿನಿಂದ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ!'

    Ravi tappāgi baredanu, 'Būbūvininda uḍugore!'

    Ravi mistakenly wrote, 'A gift FROM Booboo!' (-inda = by/from)

  3. ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಗೊಂದಲಗೊಂಡರು, 'ಬೂಬೂ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ ಮಾಡಿತೇ?!'

    Ellarū gondalagoṇḍaru, 'Būbū uḍugore māḍitē?!'

    Everyone got confused, 'Did Booboo make a gift?!'

  4. ಮೀರಾ ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಿದಳು, 'ಇಲ್ಲ, ಇದು ಬೂಬೂಗೆ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ!'

    Mīrā saripaḍisidaḷu, 'illa, idu Būbūge uḍugore!'

    Meera corrected it, 'No, this is a gift FOR Booboo!'

ಪದಗಳ ಅರ್ಥword meanings

KannadaPronunciationMeaning
ತೃತೀಯಾ ವಿಭಕ್ತಿTṛtīyā vibhaktiThird case (instrument/by-whom), suffix -ಇಂದ
ಚತುರ್ಥೀ ವಿಭಕ್ತಿCaturthī vibhaktiFourth case (recipient/for-whom), suffix -ಗೆ
ಉಡುಗೊರೆUḍugoreGift
ಮಾಡುMāḍuTo make
ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬHuṭṭuhabbaBirthday
ಗೊಂದಲGondalaConfusion

Practiceanswers included

  1. What does Meera actually do on Booboo's birthday — who is the gift for?

    ಮೀರಾ ಬೂಬೂಗೆ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ ಮಾಡಿದಳು.

  2. What wrong case marker does Ravi use on the gift tag that makes it sound like Booboo made the gift himself?

    ರವಿ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ಬರೆದನು, 'ಬೂಬೂವಿನಿಂದ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ!'

  3. What does the confused family wonder when they read the wrong tag?

    ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಗೊಂದಲಗೊಂಡರು, 'ಬೂಬೂ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ ಮಾಡಿತೇ?!'

  4. How does Meera fix the gift tag to show it's FOR Booboo?

    ಮೀರಾ ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಿದಳು, 'ಇಲ್ಲ, ಇದು ಬೂಬೂಗೆ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ!'

  5. What is the Kannada case-marker suffix for 'for/to' (the recipient, chaturthi vibhakti)?

    -ಗೆ

Interactive Lab

ತೃತೀಯಾ ವಿಭಕ್ತಿTṛtīyā vibhaktiThird case (instrument/by-whom), suffix -ಇಂದ
ಚತುರ್ಥೀ ವಿಭಕ್ತಿCaturthī vibhaktiFourth case (recipient/for-whom), suffix -ಗೆ
ಉಡುಗೊರೆUḍugoreGift
ಮಾಡುMāḍuTo make
ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬHuṭṭuhabbaBirthday
ಗೊಂದಲGondalaConfusion