½Ô¢â paattu with Time Expressions

When ½Ô¢â paattu is used with time expressions, the idea is `What a bad time for X! Of all the times for X to happen! '

• Éý׺¡´Õ ½Ô¢â Âÿ»Ôõ´ innekki paattu vandaanga : `They came TODAY of all days; (they deliberately came today when I didn't want them to! '

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Sometimes Ø½Ô¿Õ pooyi `having gone' is also present in such sentences:

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innekki pooyi kade euduraaree, panam varra naalaa paattu. `He's going to (go and) write a story TODAY, of all days, when money is on its way! '