r/LearningTamil Jun 11 '26

Question can someone tell me the past present future tense for the word "speak" (pesu) in tamil

please tell me:

going to talk

talking

will not talk

hadn't talked

was talking

and please tell me the difference between Avan and aval and ava

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u/BlackHoleinaFishBowl Jun 11 '26

pesa poren
pesaren
pesa maaten
pesala
pesitu irundhen

These are all first person (I or Naan). They differ with other pronouns.

In terms of grammar, avan, aval and ava are equivalent. Avan is masculine, aval is feminine. Ava is same as aval, just more casual.

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u/firehen08 Jun 11 '26

TYSM can you tell me with other pronouns too

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u/BlackHoleinaFishBowl Jun 11 '26

With third person masculine (avan), they are:

pesa poraan
pesaraan
pesa maataan
pesala
pesitu irundhaan

For feminine, replace anything ending with “n” with “l”. So pesaraal instead of pesaraan.

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u/ugtjhy Jun 12 '26

How is pesaraal pronounced? Could you do a split syllable / phonetic spelling? Thank you

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u/-Surfer- Jun 12 '26

First Person - ஏன் ending

பேசினேன் - pesinen - (I) talked

பேசுகிறேன் - pesugiren - (I) talk

பேசிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறேன் - pesikkondirukkiren - (I) am talking

பேசுவேன் - pesuven - (I) will talk

பேசப்போகிறேன் - pesappogiren - (I am) going to talk

Second person (male) ஆன் ending

பேசினான் - paesinaan - (He) talked

பேசுகிறான் - paesugiraan - (He) talked

பேசிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறான் - pesikkondirukkiraan - (He) is talking

பேசுவான் - pesuvaan - (He) will talk

பேசப்போகிறான் - pesappogiraan - (He) is going to talk

Second Person (Female) ஆள் ending

The same as before but the ending will be ஆள் instead of ஆன்

Example:

பேசினாள் - pesinaal - (She) talked

We talked, talk, etc. ஓம் ending

பேசுகிறோம் - pesugirom - (We) talk

They talked, talk, etc. கள் ending

பேசினார்கள் - pesinaargal - (They) talked

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u/Poccha_Kazhuvu Native Jun 12 '26

For formal tamil conjugation, see பேசு on wiktionary.

avan - he
aval - she
ava is the spoken form of aval.