Basic Jobs & Occupations
ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಗಳು
Naming your job is part of every self-introduction — and German, like Kannada, usually doesn't need an article in front of the profession itself.
Grammar Comparison
ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ ಹೋಲಿಕೆ
No article needed before a profession
Ich bin Lehrer. (I am a teacher — NOT 'Ich bin ein Lehrer')
ನಾನು ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ. (I teacher — no article needed either, since Kannada has no articles at all)
German usually drops the indefinite article ein/eine when stating a profession after sein ('to be') — Ich bin Lehrer, not Ich bin ein Lehrer. This is one of the few places German's grammar simplifies down to Kannada's own habit, since Kannada never uses articles in the first place. Watch for the exception: the moment you add a describing adjective, the article returns — Ich bin ein guter Lehrer ('I am a good teacher').
Vocabulary
ಪದಗಳು
- Kannada
- ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ / ಶಿಕ್ಷಕಿshikshaka / shikshaki
- English
- teacher
- Kannada
- ವೈದ್ಯ / ವೈದ್ಯೆvaidya / vaidye
- English
- doctor
- Kannada
- ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ / ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿvidyaarthi / vidyaarthini
- English
- student
- Kannada
- ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರ್injiniyar
- English
- engineer
- Kannada
- ನಿನ್ನ ಕೆಲಸ ಏನು?ninna kelasa enu?
- English
- What's your job?