ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು
arthavayitu
To say "understood" in Kannada, use ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು (arthavayitu).
ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು tells someone that you have grasped a concept or a piece of information.
Meaning: comprehended (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word joins artha, meaning meaning, with ಆಯಿತು, meaning became or happened. Literally it says the meaning became clear.
Which one should you use?
Artha aitu (ಅರ್ಥ ಆಯಿತು) is the same phrase written as two words and literally means it is understood. Artha agide (ಅರ್ಥ ಆಗಿದೆ) is another way to say understood.
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding endu after the word, as in ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು ಎಂದು, turns it into a clause meaning that it was understood.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced arthavayitu.
Did you know?
- The word artha also means 'wealth' or 'money' in Kannada, reflecting an ancient philosophical link between the 'meaning' of life and the 'material means' to sustain it.
- The root artha is a loanword from Sanskrit, which is why it shares the same root as the word 'Arthaśāstra', the ancient Indian treatise on statecraft and economic policy.
- In some contexts, if someone asks you if you understood, you can reply with ಸರಿ (sari), which literally means 'right' or 'okay', to signal that you have grasped the concept.
Examples in context
- ನನಗೆ ಈಗ ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು.nanage īga arthavāyitu.I understood now.
- ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಾತು ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು.nimma mātu arthavāyitu.I understood your words.
- ಅದರ ಕಾನ್ಸೆಪ್ಟ್ ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು.adara concept arthavāyitu.The concept was understood.
Example conversation
Soumya is explaining a task to Pranav.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaಪ್ರಣವ್, ಇದು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತೇ?Pranav, idu sariyagi arthavayite?Pranav, is this clearly understood?
- ಪ್ರಣವ್ Pranavಹೌದು ಸೌಮ್ಯ, ನನಗೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು.houdu Soumya, nanage arthavayitu.Yes Soumya, I understood.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaಸರಿ, ಈಗ ಕೆಲಸ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿ.sari, iga kelasa prarambhisi.Okay, start the work now.
- ಪ್ರಣವ್ Pranavಖಂಡಿತ, ನಾನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.khandita, nanu maduttene.Sure, I will do it.
