Tamil verbs
Common Tamil verbs
The most-used Tamil verbs in infinitive form. Tamil verbs conjugate for person, number, tense and gender — start with these dictionary forms.
சாப்பிட
cāppiṭa
To eat
குடிக்க
kuṭikka
To drink
போக
pōka
To go
வர
vara
To come
பார்க்க
pārkka
To see / to watch
கேட்க
kēṭka
To hear / to listen
பேச
pēca
To speak
படிக்க
paṭikka
To read / to study
எழுத
eḻuta
To write
செய்ய
ceyya
To do / to make
கொடுக்க
koṭukka
To give
எடுக்க
eṭukka
To take
கொண்டுவர
koṇṭuvara
To bring
வாங்க
vāṅka
To buy
விற்க
viṟka
To sell
தூங்க
tūṅka
To sleep
எழுந்திருக்க
eḻuntirukka
To get up
நடக்க
naṭakka
To walk
ஓட
ōṭa
To run
உட்கார
uṭkāra
To sit
நிற்க
niṟka
To stand
கேட்க
kēṭka
To ask
Same form as "to hear" — context disambiguates
பதிலளிக்க
patilaḷikka
To answer
புரிந்துகொள்ள
purintukoḷḷa
To understand
கற்க
kaṟka
To learn
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