Note: Only Tamil examples have audio files, and the English examples don't.
Imperative (type 1)
(1) ½Ôçõ´ª (paarunga)
¼ÔÙÄ¡Þ Ðç »¾Õ° ¶ÕÆÕ¾Ô ½Ôçõ´ª
naalakki oru tamizh sinimaa paarunga
Watch a Tamil movie tomorrow
Imperative (type 2)
(1) ׶ԧèõ´ª (sollunga)
ÍÆ¡Þ Ðç ´Ù» ׶ԧèõ´ª
enakku oru kade sollunga
Tell me a story
Imperative (type 3)
(1) ÂÔçõ´ª (vaanga)
¼Öõ´ª ¼ÔÙÄ¡Þ Í¨ ÂÖ¥à¡Þ ÂÔçõ´ª
niinga naaLakki en viiTTukku vaanga
(Please) Come to my house tomorrow
Imperative (type 4)
(1) ؽÔõ´ª (poonga)
ͧØÁÔç£ ÂÖ¥à¡Þ ؽÔõ´ª
ellaarum viiTTukku poonga
Everyone go home
Imperative (type 5)
(1) ½Üæõ´ª (paTinga)
»ÕÆå£ »¾Õ° ½Üæõ´ª
tenamum tamizh paTinga
Study Tamil everyday
Imperative negation (1)
(1) ½Ô¯¡´Ô»Ö¯´ª (paakkaadiinga)
»ÕÆå£ ¶ÕÆÕ¾Ô ½Ô¯¡´Ô»Ö¯´ª
tenamum sinimaa paakkaadiinga
Don't watch movies everyday
Imperative negation (2)
(1) ׶ԧÁÔ»Ö¯´ª (sollaadiinga)
ͨÆÕ¹£ ´Ù» ׶ԧÁÔ»Ö¯´ª
engiTTa kade sollaadiinga
Don't tell me stories
Imperative negation (3)
(1) ÂÀÔ»Ö¯´ª (varaadiinga)
¼ÔÙÄ¡Þ ½ªÄÕ¡î¹¢â¡Þ ÂÀÔ»Ö¯´ª
naalekki paLLikkuudattukku varaadiinga
Don't come to school tomorrow
Imperative negation (4)
(1) ½Ü¡´Ô»Ö¯´ª (paTikkaadiinga)
Éÿ»¤ ½Ô¹¢Ù»¤ ½Ü¡´Ô»Ö¯´ª
indap paaTatte paTikkaatiinga
Don't study this lesson
Imperative negation (5)
(1) ؽԴԻ֯´ª (poohaadiinga)
Ëõ´ª »£½ÕØ¿Ôà ¶ÕÆÕ¾Ôé¡Þ¤ ؽԴԻ֯´ª
unga tambiyooTa sinimaavukku poohaadiinga
Don't go to the movie with your younger brother