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Learning the Tamil Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Tamil Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | idap peyarchsorkal - இடப் பெயர்ச்சொற்கள் |
| I | naan - நான் |
| you | nee/neengal - நீ/நீங்கள் |
| he | avan - அவன் |
| she | aval - அவள் |
| we | naangal - நாங்கள் |
| they | avarkal/avaikal - அவர்கள்/அவைகள் |
| me | yenakku - எனக்கு |
| you | unakku/ungalukku - உனக்கு/உங்களுக்கு |
| him | avanukku - அவனுக்கு |
| her | avalukku - அவளுக்கு |
| us | yengalukku - எங்களுக்கு |
| them | avarkalukku/avaikalukku - அவர்களுக்கு/அவைகளுக்கு |
| my | yenathu - எனது |
| your | unathu/unkalathu - உனது/உங்களது |
| his | avanin - அவனின் |
| her | avalin - அவளின் |
| our | yenkalin - எங்களின் |
| their | avarkalin/avaikalin - அவர்களின்/அவைகளின் |
| mine | yennudaiyadhu - என்னுடையது |
| yours | unnudaiyadhu/unkaludaiyadhu - உன்னுடையது/உங்களுடையது |
| his | avanudaiyadhu - அவனுடையது |
| hers | avaludaiyadhu - அவளுடையது |
| ours | yenkaludaiyadhu - எங்களுடையது |
| theirs | avarkaludaiyadhu/avaikaludaiyadhu - அவர்களுடையது/அவைகளுடையது |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Tamil.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Tamil Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | naan pesukiren - நான் பேசுகிறேன் |
| you speak | nee pesukiraai/neengal pesukireerkal - நீ பேசுகிறாய்/நீங்கள் பேசுகிறீர்கள் |
| he speaks | avan pesukiraan - அவன் பேசுகிறான் |
| she speaks | aval pesukiraal - அவள் பேசுகிறாள் |
| we speak | naangal pesukirom - நாங்கள் பேசுகிறோம் |
| they speak | avarkal pesukiraarkal/avaikal pesukindrana - அவர்கள் பேசுகிறார்கள்/அவைகள் பேசுகின்றன |
| give me | yenakku kodu - எனக்கு கொடு |
| unakku kodu/ungalukku kodu - உனக்கு கொடு/உங்களுக்கு கொடு | |
| give him | avanukku kodu - அவனுக்கு கொடு |
| give her | avalukku kodu - அவளுக்கு கொடு |
| give us | yengalukku kodu - எங்களுக்கு கொடு |
| give them | avarkalukku kodu/avaikalukku kodu - அவர்களுக்கு கொடு/அவைகளுக்கு கொடு |
| my book | yenathu puththakam - எனது புத்தகம் |
| your book | unathu /unkalathu puththakam - உனது /உங்களது புத்தகம் |
| his book | avarin puththakam - அவரின் புத்தகம் |
| her book | avalin puththakam - அவளின் புத்தகம் |
| our book | yenkalin puththakam - எங்களின் புத்தகம் |
| their book | avarkalin puththakam - அவர்களின் புத்தகம் |
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