pronoun (1st person plural)
naavu
"we"
"we" in spoken Kannada is naavu. It's a pronoun (1st person plural) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 7: Shall We Go to the Language Café? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note inclusive/exclusive distinction not marked here; cognate with Tamil naam/naangal
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. naavu is used in Lesson 7 (Shall We Go to the Language Café?, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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