LEARN TAMIL THROUGH PHONETICS BY D.SINGARAYAN

*Part I

*Part II

*PartIII

*Part IV


Table 1.1   Demonstrative pronoun + Verb 'be' (or any other linking verb) + noun



Phonetic Transcription


English 
This is a book.
That is a tree.  


These are books.  


Those are trees.  

This is not a book
That is not a tree
These are not books
Those are not trees

Table 1. 3     Demonstrative pronoun + Verb 'be'  (or any other linking verb) + adjective (+ noun)



Phonetic Transcription


English 

This is beautiful.
This is a beautiful book.
That is tall.  
That is a tall tree.  
These are beautiful.  
These are beautiful books.  
Those are tall.  
Those are tall trees.  


NOTE :

3.  To know the formation of adjectives in Tamil refer to 'adjectives' in Part III, Lesson 57

4.  The linking verbs are appear, be, become, come, get, go, look, prove, remain,seem,
     sound, taste, etc.

Table 1. 4   This, that, these and those as determiners



Phonetic Transcription


English 

this book.
that tree.
these books.
those trees.

Table 1.5      Demonstrative pronoun as determiner + Verb 'be'  (or any other linking verb) + adjective


Tamil
English
This book is beautiful.

That tree is tall.

These books are beautiful.

Those trees are tall.

Table 1.6      Demonstrative pronoun as determiner + Verb 'be' + phrase 


Tamil
English

This book is on the table.

That tree is in the garden.

These books are on the table.

Those trees are in the garden.



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