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Who's who: pronouns

யார் யார்: மூவிடப் பெயர்கள்

Tamil pronouns tell you more than English ones: whether “we” includes the listener, whether “you” is close or respectful, and whether “he” is said plainly or with respect. Pick a person, a number and a gender.

Speaking (1st person)
Spoken to (2nd person)
Spoken about (3rd person)
நான் · I
Changes to என்- before an ending: என்னை, எனக்கு.
Verb ending: -ஏன் · நான் படிக்கிறேன்
With endings
the word itself 1st case
the object 2nd case
by, because of 3rd case
together with 3rd case
to, for 4th case
from 5th case
of, ’s 6th case
in, at, with someone 7th case
Near (இ)Far (அ)Which? (எ)

Practise

“I”

Which Tamil word is this?

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