LEARN TAMIL THROUGH PHONETICS BY D.SINGARAYAN

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LESSON – 05

CASES AND CASE-SUFFIXES
There are eight cases in Tamil. The case-suffixes are equivalent to prepositions in English.
I have grouped all the suffixes into groups having the same meaning.



Phonetic Transcription

English Meaning
me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them


Some Example Sentences


I loved her.


He liked her.


They beat me.


Note:


WITH NOUNS




pot (as in 'he broke a pot')



pots (as in 'he broke pots')



tree (as in 'he cut a tree')



trees (as in 'he cut trees')



house(as in 'he built a house')



houses (as in 'he built houses')

Some Example Sentences


He cut a tree.


She broke a pot.


They built a house.

Note :






Phonetic Transcription

English Meaning
by me
by you
by him
by her
by it
by us
by you
by them

Some Example Sentences

WITH NOUNS
with a knife
with water
with a sword

Some Example Sentences
English Meaning
with me
with you
with him
with her
with it
with us
with you
with them
with them
with them
with mother
with money
with valour


Phonetic Transcription

English Meaning
to me
to you
to him
to her
to it
to us
to you
to them

WITH NOUNS
to Muruhan

to workers



Phonetic Transcription

English Meaning
in me
in you
in him
in her
in it
in us
in you
in them

WITH NOUNS


Phonetic Transcription

English Meaning
in English
in India
in the morning
in the street
in a bag
in a tree
in pain
in a house
Tamil English

Who can do it among yourselves




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English Meaning
my or of mine
your or of yours
his or of his
her or of hers
its or of its
our or of ours
Your or of yours
their or of theirs



WITH NOUNS
of a tree
of trees
of a house
of houses



English Meaning
from me
from you
from him
from her
from it
from us
from you(plural)
from them
Some Example Sentences


He borrowed a book from me.
She got a pen from him.
They received presents from us.


Tamil

English
Don't be angry with him.
Don't talk with/ to me.
Be patient with her.



English Meaning
inside me
inside you
inside him
inside her
inside it
inside us
inside you
inside them

With Nouns
inside a box
inside a bag



English Meaning
on me
on you
on him
on her
on it
on us
on you
on them

With Nouns
on the floor
on a table
on the bed
on a crop
on a tree
on a house

Some Example Sentences

Put it down on the table.
Sit on a chair.
Stand on one foot.

Tamil English
Don't play with him.
Be careful with the dog.
I have a gun with me.
Is there a pen with you?



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