Kannada grammar
Kannada present tense verbs
Kannada present tense attaches -ಉತ್ತ- (-utta-) to the verb stem followed by a person-and-number ending. Here it is conjugated for "ಮಾಡು" (māḍu, "to do").
I do / am doing
ನಾನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ
nānu māḍuttēne
First person singular.
You (informal) do
ನೀನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತೀ
nīnu māḍuttī
Second person informal singular.
You (formal) do
ನೀವು ಮಾಡುತ್ತೀರಿ
nīvu māḍuttīri
Second person formal/plural.
He does
ಅವನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ
avanu māḍuttāne
Third person masculine.
She does
ಅವಳು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ
avaḷu māḍuttāḷe
Third person feminine.
We do
ನಾವು ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇವೆ
nāvu māḍuttēve
First person plural.
They do
ಅವರು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ
avaru māḍuttāre
Third person plural.
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