postpositional phrase
ellakkinta
"than all / -est (superlative)"
"than all / -est (superlative)" in spoken Kannada is ellakkinta. It's a postpositional 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); like Hindi 'sabse', Tamil 'ellaarayum vita'
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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