conjunction
ēkendare
"because"
"because" in spoken Kannada is ēkendare. It's a conjunction that you'll first encounter in Lesson 4: The Weather is Nice Today of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note literally 'if (you) say why'; introduces a reason clause
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. ēkendare is used in Lesson 4 (The Weather is Nice Today, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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