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Verb Ending

The document discusses Tamil verb endings based on person and number. First person singular verbs end in -en, first person plural in -om or -um. Second person singular ends in -ee, -ai or -aay. Second person plural ends in -kaLL, -ir or -eer. Third person singular male ends in -aan, female in -aLL or -aal. Third person plural can end in -ar, -kaLL or -pa to show respect. Verbs for lower class third person singular end in -Thu or -Rru and lower class third person plural end in -a. The endings mostly found in literature can differ from those used in everyday spoken Tamil.

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Verb Ending

The document discusses Tamil verb endings based on person and number. First person singular verbs end in -en, first person plural in -om or -um. Second person singular ends in -ee, -ai or -aay. Second person plural ends in -kaLL, -ir or -eer. Third person singular male ends in -aan, female in -aLL or -aal. Third person plural can end in -ar, -kaLL or -pa to show respect. Verbs for lower class third person singular end in -Thu or -Rru and lower class third person plural end in -a. The endings mostly found in literature can differ from those used in everyday spoken Tamil.

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Verb ending

First person singular

First place singular verb ending will have an( yehn( run( )

), en(

) . An( )

) sound at the end of the word. For example for the verb ) ending is the

and en( ) ending will mostly come in literature. Yen( one used in spoken Tamil and written Tamil today. First person singular verb Past tense Present tense Future tense

( . . .Yen( .

), en( . An( )

) yen( )

) and en(

First person plural verb ending

First person plural verb ending will have Am,( ( ),em( ) yem( ) oom( ) example for the verb run(

) aam

) sound at the end of the word. For

Am,(

) aam (

),em(

yem( ) ending will mostly come in literature. oom( used in the spoken Tamil. First person Plural verb Present tense Future tense .

) ending sound is

Past tense

Am,( yem( ) oom( ) .

) aam (

),em(

. Am,( aam ( oom( )


second person singular

) .

),em(

) yem(

second person singular verb ending will have ee() ai() aay( ee() sound at the end of the word. For example for the verb run( . ai() ending will mostly come in literature. Second person singular verb Past tense Present tense Future tense . )

ee( ) ai() aay( ee( ) . .


second person plural

. . ai()

Second person plural verb ending will have kaLL( ( , , ,

), ir( ), eer ) ,

) sound at the end of the word. For example for the verb run(

ir( ) ending will mostly come in literature. Second person Plural verb Present tense ,

Past tense

Future tense

kaLL( . , ir( ) , . , ,

), ir(

), eer (

) .

Third person singular male

Third person singular male verb ending will have an ( sound at the end of the word. For example for the verb run( . literature. Third person singular male Present tense Future tense . an (

)aan( )

) ending will mostly come in

Past tense

( . . .
Third person singular female

)aan( )

.an (

In third person singular female gender will have the endings are aLL( )aall( ) sound at the end of the word. For example for the verb run( aLL ( ) ) ending will mostly come in literature. .

Third person singular female Past tense Present tense Future tense

aLL( . . .
Third person plural verbs

)aall( )

.aLL (

In third person plural verbs will have the endings ar( ) kaLL( ) sound at the end of the word. to show respect. For example For example for the verb run( ) ,

)aar(

)pa(

ending will also will come . To differentiate ) .

the repect aspect of the verb and the third person plural we use kaLL( pa() ending will mostly come in literature. Third person singular female Present tense

Past tense

Future tense

ar( kaLL( ) . kaLL( . .pa( ) , . ) . ..

)aar(

)pa( )

Third person singular for lower class

In third person singular for lower class verbs will have the endings Thu( ),Rru( ) sound at the end of the word. For example for the verb run( ) will end like ,

Third person singular for lower class Past tense Present tense Future tense ,

Thu( ),Rru( ) . , .

Third person plural for lower class

a( run(

In third person plural for lower class verbs will have the endings )aa( ) sound at the end of the word. For example for the verb ) will end like .

Third person plural for lower class Past tense Present tense Future tense

a( )aa( .

) . .

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