interrogative phrase (verb form)
hēgide
"how is it"
"how is it" in spoken Kannada is hēgide. It's a interrogative phrase (verb form) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 3: How do you like Bengaluru? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note hēge (how) + ide (is); for people switch to hēgiddīra; common opener asking opinion about a place or thing
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. hēgide is used in Lesson 3 (How do you like Bengaluru?, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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