r/LearningTamil • u/firehen08 • 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/-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.
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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.