case suffix
-ige
"to / for (dative suffix)"
"to / for (dative suffix)" in spoken Kannada is -ige. It's a case suffix that you'll first encounter in Lesson 1: Hello — First Meeting of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note Beṅgaḷūr-ige = 'to Bengaluru'; like Hindi ko, Tamil -ukku
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. -ige is used in Lesson 1 (Hello — First Meeting, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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