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Immediate consecutive with й×Æ odane

Another way of forming the immediate consecutive is by adding the postposition й×Æ otane `immediately' to the PAST ADJECTIVAL PARTICIPLE.

¼Ô¨ ¾âÙÀ¡´Õ ؽÔÆ Ð¹×Æ ÇÂ×À ½Ô¢Ø»¨ naan madureykki poona-odane, avare paatteen. `Right after I got to Maturai, I saw him.'


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