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The passive sense is very often expressed
in Tamil, by means of an absolute clause containing the transitive verb
in the active voice, in the following manner.
puliyadittuccettƒn,
He was killed by a tiger; lit. ‘The tiger having killed him, he died’.
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The
Middle Voice or Reflexive Verb (TaŠporu——u
Vinai)
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The middle voice is formed by postfixing
the auxiliary verb ko˜, to get, to the past
participle.
šeyduko˜,
do it for yourself.
adittukko–dƒn,
he beat himself.
š)a-daiyi——ukko–dƒrka˜,
they quarrelled among themselves.
Past Participle:
This has already been described.
Present Participle:
The present participle is formed by suffixing
ko–du, the past participle of the auxiliary
verb ko˜, to get, to the past participle
of any verb.
šeyduko–du,
doing. The Tamil grammars have misrepresented the infinitive mood, which
is really a form of future participle, as the Present participle.
Future Participle:
The future participle if formed in several
ways.
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The
infinitive Mood: |
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e.g.
šeyya, to do. |
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Gerund
or Future Verbal Noun in the Dative Case:
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e.g.
šeydaŠku,
to do.
šeyvadaŠku,
to do, for doing. |
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The
common Future Finite Verb with padi, manner, or ƒŠu,way:
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