Lesson 2D: Interrogation: Asking Questions

 

Lesson 2D-1: Interrogative Sentences: Location
English gloss Transliterated Tamil »¾Õ° 
5. in (locative suffix) -le -×Á
in the room ruum-le ç£×Á
in the cabinet alamaari-y-le ÇÁ¾ÔÀÕ×Á
in America amerikkaa-v-le Ç×¾ÀÕ¡´Ô¬×Á
in India indiyaa-v-le Éÿ»Õ¿Ôé×Á
in, on the table/desk meece-y-le ؾ׶¿Õ×Á

 

 

 

Lesson 2D-2: Locative Sentences: Questions

5 a. Are you in the room? niinga ruum-le irukkiingaL-aa?
¼Öõ´ ò£×Á Éç¡´Öõ´ÄÔ?
5 b. Are you in Philadelphia? niinga pilaDelpiyaa-vle irukkiingkaLaa?
¼Öõ´ ½ÕÁ×¹§½Õ¿Ôé×Á Éç¡´Öõ´ÄÔ? 
5 c. Are you in America? niinga amerikkaavle irukkiingkaL-aa?
¼Öõ´ Ç×¾ÀÕ¡´Ôé×Á Éç¡´Öõ´ÄÔ?
5 d. Are you in India? niinga indiyaavle irukkiingaL-aa?
¼Öõ´ Éÿ»Õ¿Ôé×Á Éç¡´Öõ´ÄÔ?
5 e. Yes, I am in the room. aamaa, naan ruum-le irukkeen
ȾÔ, ¼Ô¨ ò£×Á Éç¡Ø´¨.
5 f. Yes, I am in Philadelphia. aamaa, naan pilaDelpiyaavle irukkeen
ȾÔ, ¼Ô¨ ½ÕÁ×¹§½Õ¿Ôé×Á Éç¡Ø´¨. 
5 g. Yes, I am in America. aamaa, naan amerikkaavule irukkeen
ȾÔ, ¼Ô¨ Ç×¾ÀÕ¡´Ôé×Á Éç¡Ø´¨.
5 h. Yes, I am in the office. aamaa, naan aafiisle irukkeen
ȾÔ, ¼Ô¨ ȽÖöÓ×Á Éç¡Ø´¨.
5 i. Yes, the book is on the table/desk. aamaa, pustaham meeceyle irukku.
ȾÔ, äöÓ»´£ ؾ׶¿Õ×Á Éç¡Þ.
5 j. Yes, the book is in the post office. aamaa, pustaham poosT aafiisle irukku
ȾÔ, äöÓ»´£ »½Ô§ ȽÖöÓ×Á Éç¡Þ.

 

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