LEARN TAMIL THROUGH PHONETICS BY D.SINGARAYAN

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Eg

English

play - to play
tell - to tell
start - to start
err - to err
see - to see
study - to study
eat - to eat
go - to go
sleep - to sleep

In Tamil infinitives take different forms as they are used as nouns, objects and the complements of verbs, etc.

Table 52.1            The use of Infinitives
English

I want to play cricket.

He is about to start.

I came to see my father.

Apples are good to eat.

This is not the time to sleep.

To tell the truth I am weak at math (s).

To err is human.

My greatest pleasure is to study.

She saw him go.  



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