Therefore it means: how Tamil ties an argument to a conclusion
Tamil can say what follows from what without any link words. It has endings for that. For example: “மழை வந்தபடியால அளவீடு எடுக்க ஏலேல்லை, அதனால நாளைக்கு போறம்” — Since it rained, the measurement failed, so we shall go tomorrow. A rule from the Tamil course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Tamil can say what follows from what without any link words. It has endings for that.
-ஆல (--āla) — 'because of'. It glues onto a noun: மழையால வேலை நிண்டுது — 'the rain brought the work to a halt'. This is the commonest cause link, and it asks for no second sentence.
அதனால (adaṉāla) — 'therefore'. The same -ஆல, sitting on the word அது (adu): அதனால போகேல்லை (adaṉāla pōgēllai). It opens the second half, like the English 'so'.
-அபடியால — 'since'. மழை வந்தபடியால (maḻai vandabaḍiyāla) is 'since it rained'. Longer, but it makes a whole phrase the cause, not one noun. A denial goes the same way: நிரூபணம் இல்லாதபடியால (nirūbaṇam illādabaḍiyāla) — 'for want of proof'.
Table
| Link | What it clings to | Example | In English |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ஆல | a noun | மழையால | because of the rain |
| அதனால | the previous phrase | அதனால போகேல்லை | therefore we did not go |
| -அபடியால | a whole sentence | மழை வந்தபடியால | since it rained |
| ஆகவே | the conclusion, bookish | ஆகவே இது தவறு | consequently this is a mistake |
| அடிப்படையில | the evidence | சாட்சியின்ர அடிப்படையில | on the basis of the testimony |
| -படி | the rule | சட்டப்படி | by law |
By example
- மழை வந்தபடியால அளவீடு எடுக்க ஏலேல்லை, அதனால நாளைக்கு போறம்maḻai vandabaḍiyāla aḷavīḍu eḍukka ēlēllai, adaṉāla nāḷaikku pōṟamSince it rained, the measurement failed, so we shall go tomorrow
- சாட்சியின்ர அடிப்படையில அவர்ர நியாயம் சரி எண்டு தெரியுதுsāṭciyiṉra aḍippaḍaiyila avarra niyāyam sari eṇḍu teriyuduOn the basis of the testimony it is clear that his argument is correct
- நிரூபணம் இல்லாதபடியால அந்தக் கருத்தை மறுத்துத் தள்ளினம்nirūbaṇam illādabaḍiyāla andak karuttai maṟuttut taḷḷiṉamFor lack of proof we rejected that opinion
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
Therefore it means: how does it work in Tamil?
Tamil can say what follows from what without any link words. It has endings for that.
What does it look like in an example sentence Tamil?
“மழை வந்தபடியால அளவீடு எடுக்க ஏலேல்லை, அதனால நாளைக்கு போறம்” (maḻai vandabaḍiyāla aḷavīḍu eḍukka ēlēllai, adaṉāla nāḷaikku pōṟam) — Since it rained, the measurement failed, so we shall go tomorrow. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.