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Kannada
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Conjunction
ಮತ್ತು • (mattu)
- and
ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋದಿದರೆ ಅವನು ಆನಂದಿಸುವನು ಮತ್ತು ಅವಳು ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ ಪಡುವಳು.- nannannu nōdidare avanu ānandisuvanu mattu avaḷu āścarya paḍuvaḷu.
- If they see me, he will rejoice and she will feel surprise.
Usage notes
"ಮತ್ತು" can connect sentences and clauses and all words. However, when two verbs share a subject, a participial construction is more common. For example, the most idiomatic translation of "he sees me and rejoices" would be ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಆನಂದಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ― nannannu nōḍi ānandisuttāne. ― Having seen me, he rejoices
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