adverb
nijavāgiyū
"really / truly"
"really / truly" in spoken Kannada is nijavāgiyū. It's a adverb that you'll first encounter in Lesson 3: How do you like Bengaluru? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note nija (truth) + -āgi (adverbial) + -ū (emphatic); used as an incredulous 'really?!'
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. nijavāgiyū is used in Lesson 3 (How do you like Bengaluru?, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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