Learning Tamil, My experiences: continued

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Lesson 25: the infinitive

Regular verbs
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English word - root - infinitive

do - sey - seyya
cry - azhu - azha
person - aaL - aaLa
throw - eRi - eRiya
sit - utkaar - utkaara
enter - nuzhai - nuzhaiya
buy - vaangu - vaanga
touch - thodu - thoda
eat - saappidu - saapida
see - paar - paarkka
see - kaaN - kaaNNa
open - thiRa - thiRakka

Irregular verbs
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go - pO - pOga
come - vaa - vara
give - thaa - thara
ask - kEL - kEtka
stand - nil - niRka
sell - vil - viRka

sit - amar - amara
(to) rain - pey - peyya
(to) help - udhavu - udhava
??? - thin - thinna
find - kanduppidi - kanduppidikka
put - pOdu - pOda