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Addition
of the auxiliary verb … to the Infinitive
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e.g.
šeyya+…=šeyyav…-šeyvi,
to cause to do.
u––a+…=u––av…-u––uvi-u–bi,
to cause to eat,to feed.
padikka+…=padikkav…-padippi,
to cause to read or learn. |
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Addition of the auxiliary verb: |
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ottu
(allied to o——u), to agree,
to acquiesce, to the infinitive. |
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e.g.vƒ‰a+ottu=
(vƒ‰avottu)-vƒ‰ttu,
to bless, lit. ‘to cause to live’. |
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nadakka
+ ottu = (nadakkavottu) -(nadakkottu)-nadattu, to conduct, lead. |
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tu
changes into cu, —u or Šu
by combination or corruption. |
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e.g.
pƒyttu-pƒyccu,
to irrigate. |
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n…˜
(to become long)+tu =n…——u,
to stretch. |
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kƒ–
(to see)+tu=kƒ——u, to show. |
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payil
(to practise)-payiŠŠu, to train. |
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tin
(to eat)-(tiŠŠu)-t…ŠŠu,
to feed. |
If the theme be a close monosyllable, the
final consonant of the theme, very often disappears after changing into
- or Š.
e.g. pi˜ (to
burst)+tu=pidu, to break.
nil (to stand)+tu=niŠu,
to weigh.
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The
Passive Voice (šeyappƒ——u
Vinai)
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The
passive voice is formed by the addition of the auxiliary verb padu, to
suffer, to the infinitive mood or some forms of verbal nouns. Of these
two modes, the latter is more common.
e.g. šeyyappadu,
to be done (Inf.)
kuttuppadu, to be
stabbed (V.N.)
kolaippadu, to be
killed (V.N.)
Infinitives of verbs expressing beneficial
acts take the suffix peŠu, to get, as a
reward, as a rule.
e.g. a˜ikkappeŠu,
to be given or presented.
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