Undo ?

Enikku oru pen undu = I have a pen Avanu oru car undu = he has a car

Eniku* undu

Have/has = undu

Avalku fever undayirunno ? = had she fever ?

Undaayirunno?

Dileepinu car undayirunnu = Dileep had car Avalku fever undayirunnu = she had fever

Eniku* undaayirunnu

Had = undu+aayirunnu = undaayirunnu

Eniku job undaakumo ? = Will I have job ?

Ningalku job undaakum = you will have job Jithinu difficulty undaakum = Jithin will have difficulty pookaam Undaakumo ?

Eniku* undaakum

Will have = undaakum

Undaakuka = to have, to happen, Undaayi = happened (oru accident undaayi = one accident happened=> there was an accedent) undu+aayirunnu = undaayirunnu = had

ninaku oru pen undo ? = Do you have a pen ? Avanu oru car undo ? = has he a car ?

Paadilla ** = do not

Cheyyan paadilla = do not do Parayaan paadilla = do not say

Aruthu = do not Cheyyuka = to do. Parayuka = to say

This word ‘paadilla’ is also used to show command/request

Cheyyaruthu = do not do (also cheyyuka aruthu ) parayaruthu = do not say (also parayuka aruthu )

This word ‘aruthu’ is used to show command/request

* eniku, ninaku, ningalku, avanu, avalku, avarku, njangalku, Dileepinu, Leenaku, Mielinu, Johnsonu ** This can be confused with the negative of the verb ‘ paaduka =to sing’; paadilla = not sing. (njaan paadilla = I do not sing/ I wont sing; paaduka + illa = paadilla)