demonstrative adjective
ī
"this (+ noun)"
"this (+ noun)" in spoken Kannada is ī. It's a demonstrative adjective that you'll first encounter in Lesson 5: This, That — Pointing Things Out of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note Attributive form placed before a noun, e.g., ī ceṇḍu.
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. ī is used in Lesson 5 (This, That — Pointing Things Out, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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