Lesson 4a: Dative-Stative Constructions: Knowing |
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| Lesson 4a: Dative-Stative Constructions | ||
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| `be known' | ×»ÀÕ | |
| It is known | ×»ÀÕæ£ |
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| Is it known? | ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| Tamil | »¾Õ°
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| Do you know Tamil? | Ëõ´ë¡Þ¢ »¾Õ° ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| a little | ×´Ôþ¶£
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| a very little | ×´Ôþ¶õ×´Ôþ¶£ |
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| to me | ÍÆ¡Þ
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| I know a little (to me a little is known) |
ÍÆ¡Þ¡ ×´Ôþ¶£ ×»ÀÕæ£
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Lesson 4a-2: Variations: |
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| 1.a. Do you know Tamil? | »¾Õ° ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| 1.b. Do you know English? | Éõ´ÕÁÖøÓ ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| 1.c. Yes. I know English. | ȾÔ, Éõ´ÕÁÖøÓ ×»ÀÕæ£.
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| 1.d. Who knows Tamil? | ¿Ôç¡Þ¢ »¾Õ° ×»ÀÕæ£?
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| 1.e. Who knows English? | ¿Ôç¡Þ Éõ´ÕÁÖøÓ
×»ÀÕæ£? |
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| 1.f. Do you know Hindi? | ùÕÿ»Õ ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| Lesson 4a-3: Chain Questions: | ||
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| Student A to Student B: Do you know English? | Éõ´ÕÁÖøÓ
×»ÀÕæ¾Ô? |
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| B to A: Yes, I know a little. | ȾÔ, ÍÆ¡Þ¡ ×´Ôþ¶£
×»ÀÕæ£. |
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| B to C: Do you know German? | ÷¯¾¨ ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| C to B: Do you know Hindi? | ùÕÿ»Õ ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| D to E: Do you know Telugu? | ×»èõÞ ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| E to D: Do you know Kannada? | ´¨Æ¹£ ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| F to G: Do you know French? | ½Õ×Àþß ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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| G to F: Do you know Russian? | ÀøÓø¨ ×»ÀÕæ¾Ô?
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