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)
Plants , animals and other living things
Gender ( பால்)
Tamil language has only the natural gender ( only for human beings ) unlike other languages like Hindi which has grammatical genders.In human , Tamil language has Masculine and Feminine genders.All non-human nouns are referred in neutral gender except for animals like காளை ( bull ) and பசு ( cow ).
Proper Noun
| Masculine | Feminine |
| ரவி ( ravi ) | சுதா ( Sudha ) |
| குமார் ( Kumar ) | வித்யா ( Vidhya ) |
| விஜை ( Vijay ) | சீதா ( Seetha ) |
Personal Noun
| Masculine – English Meanings | Feminine – English Meanings |
| அப்பா ( appa ) – Father | அம்மா ( amma ) – Mother |
| சிறுவன் ( siruvan ) – Boy | சிறுமி ( sirumi ) – Girl |
| மாணவன் ( manavan ) – Boy Student | மாணவி ( maanavi ) – Girl Student |
| நடிகன் ( nadigan ) – Actor | நடிகை ( nadigai ) – Actress |
Singular and Plural ( numbers)
Both the domains have singular and plural.The above personal noun examples can be considered for singular reference. ‘ கள் ‘ is added at the end of singular to make it plurals. The following are the examples for plurals.
| Masculine – English Meanings | Feminine – English Meanings |
| நடிகர்கள் ( nadikarkal ) – Actors | நடிகைகள் ( nadikaikal ) – Actresses |
| மாணவர்கள் ( maanavarkal ) – Students | மாணவிகள் ( maanavikal ) – Girl Students |
| சிறுவர்கள் ( siruvarkal ) – Boys | சிறுமிகள் ( sirumikal ) – Girls |
| ஆண்கள் ( aankal ) – Gents | பெண்கள் ( penkal ) – Ladies |
| சகோதரர்கள் ( sakotharkal ) – Brothers | சகோதரிகள் ( sakothirikal ) – Sisters |
Commonly used Words and Grammar in Tamil
A list of commonly used words to help you to learn Tamil
List 1
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Cardinal Numerals | Ordinals | Multiplicative Numerals | Frequentative Numerals | Aggregative Numerals
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Kinds Of Secondary Verbs | Adverbs | Intensfiers | Conjunction | Interjections
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Verb | Tense
14
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Adjective
12
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Definite Pronouns
4
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Pronoun
9
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Clitics
2
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Cases | Post Position
5
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Gender and Number
4
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Parts of Speech
2
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Grantha Letters
2
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Vowels | Consonants
3
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Numbers
2
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Voice
3
List 2
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Interrogative Sentence
3
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Negative Sentence
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Time | Let US Talk | Learning Language | Village Versus City | Learning Language | Conversation between Friends
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Money | Conversations
3
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The Villager and The Urbanite | The Doctor and The Patient | Self Introduction | Proverbs |
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Past Tense | Present Perfect Tense | Past Perfect Tense | Past Using Might | Past Imperfect | Past Conditional |
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Present Tense | Present Continuous Tense | Present Tense Using May | Future Tense | Contingent Future Tense |
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Words Often Mistaken | Useful Expressions | Imperative Sentences | Sentences Indicating Request | Sentences Indicating Advice
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Word Formation
3
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Conversation
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