noun (neuter)
kāraṇa
"reason"
"reason" in spoken Kannada is kāraṇa. It's a noun (neuter) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 20: Ravi's Family Stories — Possessives and Relations of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note Sanskrit loan; instrumental -dinda = 'because of'
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. kāraṇa is used in Lesson 20 (Ravi's Family Stories — Possessives and Relations, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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