stage 3 · lesson 8 · 12 phrases
aagu — to become, and the future that hides in it
Kannada has three be-words: iru, aagu and aagiru. This lesson takes aagu, because it is the one that carries 'will be' and 'becomes'.
Draft — these 12 phrases still need a native-speaker check before they count as correct.
by the end you can
- Say that something will be or will happen, using aagatte.
- Say what you or someone else will become.
- Recognise aagtiini, aagtiiya, aagtaane as the future of aagu.
say these out loud
ಆಗು
aagu
to become
ಆಗತ್ತೆ
aagatte
it will be, it will happen, there will be
ಆಗ್ತೀನಿ
aagtiini
I become, I will be
ಆಗ್ತೀಯ
aagtiiya
you become, you will be (one person, familiar)informal
ಆಗ್ತಾನೆ
aagtaane
he becomes, he will be
ಆಗ್ತಾಳೆ
aagtaaLe
she becomes, she will be
ಲೇಟ್ ಆಗತ್ತೆ.
Late aagatte.
It will be late.
ಸ್ನೋಫಾಲ್ ಆಗತ್ತೆ.
Snowfall aagatte.
There will be snowfall.
ಪ್ರೆಶರ್ ಆಗತ್ತೆ.
Pressure aagatte.
Pressure is developing.
ತುಂಬ ಪ್ರಾಬ್ಲಮ್ ಆಗತ್ತೆ.
Tumba problem aagatte.
There will be a big problem.
ನಾನು ಕಿಂಗ್ ಆಗ್ತೀನಿ.
Naanu king aagtiini.
I will be the king.
ನೀನು ಗೋಲ್ಕೀಪರ್ ಆಗ್ತೀಯ.
Niinu goalkeeper aagtiiya.
You will be the goalkeeper.informal
This lesson is built from the course outline, not from a grammar book: every phrase below is one the operator’s own syllabus teaches at this point.
The one pattern
aagu = to become. Drop the -u and add the person ending: aag-tiini (I will become), aag-tiiya (you will), aag-taane (he will), aag-taaLe (she will), aag-atte (it will be / there will be). The ‘it’ form aagatte is the one you will use most, because it also means ‘there will be’.
How to practise
Say each card out loud in Kannada before you look at the meaning, then check yourself against the English. The practice deck for this lesson builds itself from these 12 cards.