ಇಂದು
indu/in̪d̪u/
The English word "today" is translated into Kannada as ಇಂದು (indu).
ಇಂದು is used as an adverb to refer to the current day.
Meaning: on the current day (adv)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adverb, ಇಂದು can be placed at either the beginning or the end of a sentence to indicate when an action occurs.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is indu and the IPA is /in̪d̪u/.
Did you know?
- The word ಇಂದು is a cognate with the Malayalam word ഇന്ന് and the Tamil word இன்று, as all three descend from the Proto-Dravidian root *inṯu.
- Because Kannada is a highly agglutinative language, you can attach various case endings to the end of ಇಂದು to change it from 'today' to 'since today' or 'until today'.
- While ಇಂದು is the standard word, in casual spoken Kannada, you might hear people use the word ಈಗ which literally means 'now' to imply 'today' in certain contexts.
Examples in context
- ಇಂದು ರಜೆ ಇದೆ.indu raje ide.Today is a holiday.
- ಇಂದು ತುಂಬಾ ಬಿಸಿಲಿದೆ.indu tumba bisilide.It is very hot today.
- ನಾನು ಇಂದು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.nānu indu kelasa māḍuttēne.I will work today.
Example conversation
Abhishek and Divya are discussing their plans for the day.
- ದಿವ್ಯಾ Divyaಅಭಿಷೇಕ್, ಇಂದು ನಾವು ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗೋಣ?Abhishek, indu nāvu ellige hōgōṇa?Abhishek, where shall we go today?
- ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ Abhishekನಮಗೆ ಇಂದು ತುಂಬಾ ಕೆಲಸವಿದೆ.namage indu tumbā kelasavide.We have a lot of work today.
- ದಿವ್ಯಾ Divyaಹಾಗಾದರೆ ನಾಳೆ ಹೋಗೋಣವೇ?hāgādare nāḷe hōgōṇavē?Then shall we go tomorrow?
- ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ Abhishekಹೌದು, ನಾಳೆ ಹೋಗೋಣ.haudu, nāḷe hōgōṇa.Yes, let's go tomorrow.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “today” translations and entries ಇಂದು, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ಇಂದು, CC BY-SA 4.0.
