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The verbs of the potential mood acquire
the sense of prohibition or refusal in their negative form.
e.g. p†gakk‡dƒdu,
should not or must not go.
varappadƒdu,
should not or must not come.
šeyyamudiyƒdu,
cannot or shall not do.
taramƒ——,,n,
I shall not give.
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Modes
of Adverbialisation
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Verbal
participles:
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These
have been already explained. |
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ƒga
or ƒy suffixed to nouns: |
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e.g.
viraivu, swiftness; viraivƒga, swiftly.
na‹Šu, that
which good ; na‹Šƒy, well.
ƒy, the past
participle of ƒ, another form of the
same verb. |
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Infinitive
of certain auxiliary verbs added to nouns : |
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e.g.
kƒlam, time; kƒlampeŠa,
early.
va˜am, riches;
va˜ambada, sumptuously. |
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The
Infinitive suffix ‘a’ added to crude adjectival forms: |
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e.g.
mel-mella, gently. |
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Conjugated
Noun used Adverbially : |
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e.g.
šiŠidu
(peridu), a little (bigger). |
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Demonstrative
words: e.g. aŒgu, there. a‹Šu,
then. |
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Interrogative
words: e.g. eŒgu, where ? e‹Šu,
when ? |
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Declined: |
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Relative Participles: |
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The
remote demonstrative particle ‘ a’ added to the old
past and present forms of the finite verb : |
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