verb phrase (permission question)
jotege barabahudā
"can I come along?"
"can I come along?" in spoken Kannada is jotege barabahudā. It's a verb phrase (permission question) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 6: Many People Speak Kannada Well of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note jotege = along with; -bahudā = may/can (permission)
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. jotege barabahudā is used in Lesson 6 (Many People Speak Kannada Well, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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