See வேண்டும் on Wiktionary
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11,
19
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"future adjectival participle of வேண்டு (vēṇṭu, “to want, to be necessary”), meaning:",
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30
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"roman": "uṉakku avaṉ eṉṉa muṟai vēṇṭum?",
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8
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56,
60
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"roman": "nī ataic ceytāka vēṇṭum.",
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"should, must, have to"
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"(modal auxiliary) should, must, have to"
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"word": "வேண்டாது"
}
],
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"parents": [],
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"parents": [],
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],
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17
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11,
19
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"english": "I want that.",
"roman": "eṉakku atu vēṇṭum.",
"text": "எனக்கு அது வேண்டும்.",
"type": "example"
}
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"future adjectival participle of வேண்டு (vēṇṭu, “to want, to be necessary”), meaning:",
"'will be needed or required', 'will be necessary, indispensable'; 'will be wanted or deserved'."
],
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"வேண்டு",
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"needed",
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[
"required",
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[
"necessary",
"necessary"
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[
"indispensable",
"indispensable"
],
[
"want",
"want"
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"deserved",
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23,
29
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22,
30
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"english": "What relation is he to you?",
"roman": "uṉakku avaṉ eṉṉa muṟai vēṇṭum?",
"text": "உனக்கு அவன் என்ன முறை வேண்டும்?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"'will stand in relation to' (used to state relationship of one to another)."
],
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[
"adjectival",
"adjectival"
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[
"வேண்டு",
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"relation",
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"Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tamil verb forms"
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"romanization"
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"form": "வேணும்",
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"alternative",
"Tamil",
"colloquial"
]
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]
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8
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56,
60
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"roman": "nī ataic ceytāka vēṇṭum.",
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"type": "example"
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"should, must, have to"
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"must",
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"(modal auxiliary) should, must, have to"
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"word": "வேண்டாது"
}
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}
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"third-person future neuter of வேண்டு (vēṇṭu)."
],
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[
"வேண்டு",
"வேண்டு#Tamil"
]
],
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"form-of",
"future",
"neuter",
"third-person"
]
}
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],
"word": "வேண்டும்"
}
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