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-ஆக
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ஆக ஆக.
Tamil
Alternative forms
ta -ஆ Spoken Tamil _ (suffix sense 1, and all particle senses)
Etymology
From ta ஆக, ta ஆ inf to be, become 1. Cognate with te -గా, ml -ആയി.
Pronunciation
ஆக
ta Ta-ஆக.ogg
Suffix
ta suffix
ta suf1 forms adverbs and adjectives from nouns.
ta -ஆய் variant
ta சீக்கிரம் speed, quickness சீக்கிரமாக quickly
for, for the sake of, for the purpose of forms the benefactive case by appending with the dative case.
ta அவனுக்கு அவனுக்காக for his sake
forms an optative (that expresses a wish, a curse, etc.)
ta செல்வாயாக May you go
Derived terms
ta
Particle
ta particle
a complementizer - joined with a finite verb to indicate indirect speech.
ta அவன் கண்டதாகச் சொன்னாள். She said that he saw.
used to express the sense of 'by oneself', 'of one's own accord'
ta நான் கேட்கவில்லை, அவனாகக் கொடுத்தான். I did not ask him, he gave it himself.
used to express that something is continuous, growing in excess
ta சேலையாக வாங்கிக் குவிக்காதே. Stop (purchasing and) piling up the sarees!
Conjunction
ta conjunction clitics ta rare poetic
ta clitic either ... or
ta -ஆ
See also
ta 0 -ஆன -ஆ -ஆக்கும் ஆகு ஆ
References
-ஆக
ஆக
ta adverb-forming suffixes adjective-forming suffixes