LingoflyThe verb always comes last
To say 'I eat rice', put the action at the very end: first who, then what, and only then the verb. நான் சாதம் சாப்பிடுறன் (nāṉ sādam sāppiḍuṟaṉ) reads word for word 'I rice eat'. For example: “நான் சாதம் சாப்பிடுறன்” (nāṉ sādam sāppiḍuṟaṉ) — I eat rice (word for word: I rice eat). A rule from the Tamil course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
To say 'I eat rice', put the action at the very end: first who, then what, and only then the verb. நான் சாதம் சாப்பிடுறன் (nāṉ sādam sāppiḍuṟaṉ) (nāṉ sādam sāppiḍuṟaṉ) reads word for word 'I rice eat'.
The first two words can swap places: their endings already show who is who. Only the verb never moves — it always comes last.
By example
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Tamil word order?
To say 'I eat rice', put the action at the very end: first who, then what, and only then the verb. நான் சாதம் சாப்பிடுறன் (nāṉ sādam sāppiḍuṟaṉ) reads word for word 'I rice eat'.
Why the verb comes last in Tamil?
The first two words can swap places: their endings already show who is who. Only the verb never moves — it always comes last.
What does it look like in a Tamil example sentence?
“நான் சாதம் சாப்பிடுறன்” (nāṉ sādam sāppiḍuṟaṉ) — I eat rice (word for word: I rice eat). A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.