Imperative (Commands)
ಆಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥಕ ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದಗಳು
German commands change form depending on who you're commanding — du, ihr, or Sie — echoing the same formality split from Lesson 1, now applied to giving instructions instead of asking questions.
Grammar Comparison
ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ ಹೋಲಿಕೆ
Command form mirrors the du/Sie split, plus a plural-du form
Komm! (du) / Kommt! (ihr) / Kommen Sie! (Sie)
ಬಾ! (ನೀನು) / ಬನ್ನಿ! (ನೀವು)
Kannada already gives you two command forms tied to ನೀನು vs. ನೀವು (ಬಾ vs. ಬನ್ನಿ), matching German's du-command vs. Sie-command split almost exactly. German adds one extra piece Kannada doesn't distinguish this way: a separate ihr-command (Kommt!) for addressing multiple people informally, distinct from both the single-du command and the formal Sie command. Reuse your ನೀನು/ನೀವು instinct for du and Sie, and treat ihr as the one new slot to learn.
Vocabulary
ಪದಗಳು
- Kannada
- ಬಾ!baa!
- English
- Come! (du)
- Kannada
- ಬನ್ನಿ! (ಹಲವರು, ಸಲುಗೆ)banni! (informal plural)
- English
- Come! (ihr, informal plural)
- Kannada
- ಬನ್ನಿ! (ಗೌರವ)banni! (respectful)
- English
- Come! (Sie, formal)
- Kannada
- ಕೂತ್ಕೋ!kootko!
- English
- Sit down! (du)
- Kannada
- ಕೇಳು!kelu!
- English
- Listen! (du)