How to Say "Where" in Kannada

ಎಲ್ಲಿ

elli

The English word "where" is translated into Kannada as ಎಲ್ಲಿ (elli).

ಎಲ್ಲಿ is an adverb used to ask about or refer to the place or location where an action occurs or where something is situated.

Meaning: at or in what place (adv)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is elli.

When a speaker wants to ask 'where' about multiple locations, they repeat the word as ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಿ.
Kannada uses different interrogative markers for 'where' depending on whether the speaker is asking about a stationary object or the destination of a moving object.
In certain highly formal or religious Kannada contexts, the way one asks 'where' can reflect the level of reverence owed to the subject being located.

ಇದನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿತ್ತೋ ಅಲ್ಲೇ ಇಡು.
Put it back where you got it from.
This sentence shows how to use ಎಲ್ಲಿ when referring to the place where an object was obtained.
Tatoeba #4783936 by legalghost, translation #41838 by CK
ನಾವು ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯಬಹುದು?
Where can we find the truth?
This sentence demonstrates using ಎಲ್ಲಿ to ask about the location of a discovery.
Tatoeba #4774634 by legalghost, translation #1818293 by AsliAbbasi
ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾಲರ್ಗಳನ್ನು ಪೌಂಡ್ಸ್ಗೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಬಹುದು?
Where can dollars be exchanged for pounds?
This sentence shows how to use ಎಲ್ಲಿ when inquiring about a place where an exchange can occur.
Tatoeba #4774616 by legalghost, translation #38191 by fcbond
4 more sentences on Tatoeba

Abhishek is looking for his lost book at home.

ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ Abhishek

ನನ್ನ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಎಲ್ಲಿ?
nanna pustaka elli?
Where is my book?
ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumya

ಅದು ಮೇಜಿನ ಮೇಲಿದೆ.
adu mējina mēlide.
It is on the table.
ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ Abhishek

ಅಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಅದು ಎಲ್ಲಿರಬಹುದು?
allilla, adu ellirabahudu?
It's not there, where could it be?
ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumya

ಬಹುನಃ ಅಲ್ಮರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಬಹುದು.
bahunā almariyalli irabahudu.
Maybe it is in the cupboard.

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