verbs and case forms of mJ,mit

For many different forms, Thamil verbs are formed irregularly for the inanimate mJ, mit (and nouns that could be replaced by these 2 pronouns). The following is a summary of how mJ and mit are dealt with for verbs and cases.

verb endings

class past tense present tense future tense
mJ 1-4 past tense stem + -mJ* verb + fpw; + -mJ verb + -ck;**
6-7 verb + f;fpw; + -mJ verb + f;f; + -ck;
mit 1-4 past tense stem + -md* verb + fpd;wd verb + -ck;**
6-7 verb + f;fpd;wd verb + f;f; + -ck;

* There are 2 extra ways to make the past tense for mJ for class 3 verbs, while the past tense for mit for class 3 verbs is irregular.

** Verbs which are 2 short syllables and end in -c drop the final -c before adding -ck;

past tense for mJ,mit class 3 verbs
The past tense of class 3 verbs for mJ can also be formed as
  • verb + ,aJ
  • verb + ,w;W
The past tense of class 3 verbs for mit is verb + ,d

Note: the information in the chart above completes the missing information from Lesson 3 on Verb Roots / Verb Suffixes.

cases

From background information about Thamil cases, we saw that mit changes to mtw;W- before adding cases. But mJ changes to one of two possibilites. Sometimes, mJ changes to mjd;- before adding the case suffix. Other times, mJ just adds the case suffix. And the dative is just mjw;F

case suffix / casemJmit
-I
(Accusative)		mij mtw;iw
-f;F
(Dative)		 mjw;Fmtw;Wf;F
-cld;
(Sociative)		 mjDld;mtw;Wld;
-XL
(Sociative)		 mNjhLmtw;NWhL
-,lk;
(Locative)		mjdplk; mtw;wplk;
-,y;
(Locative)		mjpy; mtw;wpy;
-,ypUe;J
(Ablative)		 mjpypUe;Jmtw;wpypUe;J
-cila
(Possessive)		 mjDilamtw;Wila
-My;
(Instrumental)		 mjdhy;mtw;why;
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= word changes with case suffix