Asking Questions in Kannada - Part II

In this post we shall see few other flavors of questions like  how many ?, whose ? , whom ?

1. How far ? / How much ? / How many ? <-->  ēshtu ?

       How much is the price ? --> Adannu bēlē  ēshtu ? .

       How many days are there in  a week ? --> Ondhu vaaradalli  

ēshtu dinagaLu ive?.

       How long was the vacation ? --> ēshtu  dinagaLu raja ittu?.

       How far is your school from home ? --> Nimma shaale 

maneyinda ēshtu doora ide?.

       How much does your watch cost ? --> Nimma gadiyaarada 

bēlē ēshtu?.

2.  Which ? --> Yaavadu / yaava.

      Which is your hometown ? --> Nimma ooru yaavadu?.

      Which book is she reading ? --> AvaLu yaava pustaka 

odhuthidaaLe ?.

      Which school is your daughter going to ? --> Nimma magaLu 

yaava shaalege hogutidaaLe ?  (  hogthaaLe in  spoken kannada )

3.  Whose ? --> Yaaradu / Yaara ?

      Whose pen is this ? --> Idhu yaara pena? 

                                        or   ī  pena yaaradhu?

      Whose number did he call ? --> Avanu yaara numberge  call maadidhanu ?

      Whose book did she take ? --> AvaLu yaara pustaka thegethukondidaLu ? ( ThogondithaLu in spoken kannada )
                                                                                     

4.  To Whom ? / With Whom ? --> Yaara / Yaarige ?

     Whom should I give ? -- > Naanu yaarige koda beku? / Naanu 

yaarige kodali?

  Whom should I call ? --> Naanu yaarige kariya beku? 

  With whom is she coming? --> AvaLu yaara jothe baruthidaaLe?.

  Whom did you meet yesterday ? --> Neevu nēnnē yaarige bēti 

aagidi ? /    Neevu nēnnē yaarige beti aagidiri ?



For more information on Interrogatives refer to 
http://learnkannadawithme.blogspot.com/2013/08/Asking-Questions-in-Kannada-Where-When-Who-Why-What-How.html