Language/Tamil/Grammar/Adjective-and-Adverb-Relationships

Adjective / Adverb Relationships

Some nouns can take one ending to become an adjective or another ending to become an adverb. Not all nouns can form an adverb and an adjective. Some form neither of the two. The rules aren’t precise here.

Like in English, adjectives precede the nouns which they describe, regardless of what place in the [sentence word order] the word falls.

 Ending for Adjectives

Adjectives formed from a noun usually end in -ஆன.

 Ending for Adverbs

Adverbs formed from a noun usually end in -ஆக.

Adjective		Adverb		Noun
அழகான	beautiful	அழகாக	beautifully	அழகு	beauty
மெலிதான	soft	மெலிதாக	softly	மெலிது	softness
நீலமான	blue	நீலமாக	blue-ly	நீலம்	blueness
பச்சையான	green	பச்சையாக	green-ly	பச்சை	green-ness
உப்பான	salty	உப்பாக	saltily	உப்பு	salt, saltiness

Sources

• https://www.learntamil.com
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NoBfflPi_Q
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkjxJNsyFIU

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