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¾Ô»ÕÀÕ maatiri ½Ü padi.

¾Ô»ÕÀÕ maatiri and ½Ü padi are nouns meaning `way, fashion, manner, likeness'. They can therefore be preceded by adjectival forms, and if sentences are embedded before them, the verbs in the sentences are in the form of adjectival participles (AJP).

¼Ô¨ Ðõ´×Ä Íõ×´Ø¿Ô ½Ô¢Ø»¨ + ¾Ô»ÕÀÕ Éç¡Þ
naan ongale engeyoo paatteen + maadiri irukku ¼Ô¨ Ðõ´×Ä Íõ×´Ø¿Ô ½Ô¢» + ¾Ô»ÕÀÕ Éç¡Þ
naan ongale engeyoo paatta + maadiri irukku

`It is as if I saw you somewhere; I think I've seen you somewhere before.'

½Ü padi may also be used in these sentences where ¾Ô»ÕÀÕ maadiri occurs, but is more like LT. ¾Ô»ÕÀÕ maadiri may be shortened to ¾ÔÀÕ maari in rapid speech.


Haorld_F.Schiffman