Postpositions

Ø´Ô¿Õ§ kooyil `temple' + Ë¡Þ -ukku `dative case marker ' + ½¡´¢â×Á pakkattle `near' Ø´Ô¿Õè¡Þ ½¡´¢â×Á kooyilukku pakkattle `near the temple'.

Different postpositions take different case markers and do not seem to be very predictable (some even take more than one case-marker, with different meanings; some even follow the nominative.) The reason for this may be that many postpositions seem to be derived historically from verbs, so that the case marker which occurs with them is governed by some semantic or syntactic properties of the original verb. Others are derived from nouns, and have an `adjectival' relationship with the rest of the clause. (cf. section 2.1.4)

• Postpositions occurring with the Nominative:
  • ضÿâ seendu `together'.
  • ñÁ£ muulam `with, by means of, through (the agency of) under the auspices of'.
  • Â×À¡Þ£ varekkum, Â×À vare, Â×À²×Á vareyle `up to', `until',
• Postpositions occurring with the oblique (genitive):
  • î×¹ kuude `along with'.
  • ؾ×Á meele `above, on top of, after'
  • ½¡´£ pakkam`near, in the vicinity of, by'
  • ×»Ô׺²×Á toneyle `in the company of, with'
  • Ë«¶Õ²×Á ucciyle `top, at, on the top of'
  • ´Ö×à kii= to0pt.25ex ##= by .25ex e `below, under'
  • -ý×¹, Çý×¹ -nde, ande `near'
• Postpositions occurring with the dative.
  • È´ aaha `for the sake of, on behalf of'
  • Çܲ×Á aDiyle`at the base, foot of'
  • Í»Õ×À edire `opposite, across from; contrary to, against'
  • ؾ×Á meele `above, on top of, after
  • ½¡´¢â×Á pakkattule `near, in the vicinity of'
  • ˪×Ä ulle `by, within; into the inside of'
  • ½»ÕÁÔ badilaa `instead of'
  • ½Õ¨ÆÔ×Á pinnaale `after'
  • å¨ÆÔ×Á munnaale `before'
• Postpositions occurring with the accusative
  • ض¢â seettu `together'.
  • ½¢»Õ patti `about, concerning the topic of, regarding'
  • ½Ô¢â paattu`at, to, towards'.
  • »ÂÕÀ tavira `besides, except (for)'