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postposition phrase

ellakkinta

"than all / -est (superlative)"

"than all / -est (superlative)" in spoken Kannada is ellakkinta. It's a postposition phrase that you'll first encounter in Lesson 17: Is your sibling older or younger than you? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.

Grammar note ella 'all' + -kkinta 'than'; X-ginta = 'than X' (comparative)

Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation

Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. ellakkinta is used in Lesson 17 (Is your sibling older or younger than you?, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.

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