noun (neuter)
pettu
"injury / hurt / blow"
"injury / hurt / blow" in spoken Kannada is pettu. It's a noun (neuter) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 18: Hurry Up! — Getting Ready for a Date of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note pettaagutte = 'you'll get hurt' (pettu + aagu 'become')
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. pettu is used in Lesson 18 (Hurry Up! — Getting Ready for a Date, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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