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Learning the Kannada Adverbs 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 Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Kannada.
Kannada adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs. Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Kannada Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | kriyāpada |
| I read a book sometimes | naanu kelasamaya pusthakavannu odhuthhene |
| I will never smoke | naanu dhoomphana maaduvudihiilla |
| are you alone? | neevu obbareiddhira |
Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Kannada.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Kannada placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Kannada vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Kannada Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | samayadha kriyāpada |
| yesterday | niinne |
| today | indhu |
| tomorrow | naale |
| now | eega |
| then | aagale |
| later | aamele |
| tonight | ivathu rathri |
| right now | ee samaya |
| last night | ninnne rahthri |
| this morning | indhu belagge |
| next week | mundhina vaara |
| already | aavagalae |
| recently | ittheechina |
| lately | nanthra |
| soon | sheeghradhalli |
| immediately | thakshana |
| still | innuu |
| yet | innuu |
| ago | hindhe |
| adverbs of place | sthaladha kriyāpada |
| here | illi |
| there | alli |
| over there | dooradalli |
| everywhere | ella kade |
| anywhere | elladharu |
| nowhere | elliyu illa |
| home | mane |
| away | dhoora |
| out | horage |
| adverbs of manner | gunadha kriyāpada |
| very | thuumbha |
| quite | samanyavagi |
| pretty | sundhara |
| really | nizhavaagi |
| fast | veega |
| well | sari |
| hard | khsatha |
| quickly | thakshana |
| slowly | nidhanaavagi |
| carefully | sookshmavaagi |
| hardly | kashthavaagi |
| barely | mele |
| mostly | samanyavagi |
| almost | poora |
| absolutely | khandheetha |
| together | jotheyali |
| alone | obbane/obbale |
| adverbs of frequency | sambhavadha kriyāpada |
| always | yavaagalu |
| frequently | aaagaagaa |
| usually | samanyavaagi |
| sometimes | yavaagaladharu |
| occasionally | samanyavaagi |
| seldom | thaathakaalika |
| rarely | thaathakaalika |
| never | illave illa |
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