Cases

Cases    Cases – வேற்றுமை உருபு In a sentence , a relationship between a noun and a verb is the case.It is represented by a suffix or post position. Suffixes 1) Nominative When the noun ends with ‘m’ sound , the ‘m’ sound is removed and ‘th’ sound is added...

Gender and Number

Gender and Number  Domain( திணை ) In Tamil language so called domain is classified into two categories. 1) Human Domain ( உயர் திணைகள் ) Human beings: Human proper Nouns (Kumar -குமார் ) and Human Personal Nouns(Doctors-.மருத்துவர்கள் ) 2) Non Human Domain ( அஃறினை)...

Word Formation In Tamil

Word Formation In Tamil  Now lets form Tamil words combining vowels with consonants. ஆ(aa) with consonants Tamil Words English Meanings ஆமை ( aamai ) Tortoise பாப்பா ( Paappaa ) Baby காது ( Kaathu ) Ear மாலை ( Maalai ) Evening சாலை ( Saalai ) Road இ ( i ) with...

Vowels

Vowels | Consonants This is an introduction to fundamental grammar aimed at our students studying Tamil.  Tamil alphabets consists of 12 vowels and 18 consonants. Vowels Apart from 12 vowels we have an additional character ஃ (ak).This character is not a vowel but we...

Voice

Voice( வினை வகை)  There are three kinds of voice in Tamil language.They areActive Voice (செய் வினை) The subject in the sentence is given the importance.EXAMPLE : I sing the song . நான் பாட்டு பாடுகிறேன். Ram caught the ball. ராம் பந்தைப் பிடித்தான். Sita went to...