<Ul> <Li> Person and number are indicated by suffixing the oblique case of the relevant pronoun . The suffixes to indicate tenses and voice are formed from grammatical particles, which are added to the stem . </Li> <Li> Tamil has two voices . The first indicates that the subject of the sentence undergoes or is the object of the action named by the verb stem, and the second indicates that the subject of the sentence directs the action referred to by the verb stem . </Li> <Li> Tamil has three simple tenses--past, present, and future--indicated by the suffixes, as well as a series of perfects indicated by compound suffixes . Mood is implicit in Tamil, and is normally reflected by the same morphemes which mark tense categories . Tamil verbs also mark evidentiality, through the addition of the hearsay clitic ām . Verb inflection is shown below using example aḻintukkoṇṭiruntēṉ; (அழிந்துக்கொண்டிருந்தேன்); "(I) was being destroyed". </Li> </Ul> <Li> Person and number are indicated by suffixing the oblique case of the relevant pronoun . The suffixes to indicate tenses and voice are formed from grammatical particles, which are added to the stem . </Li> <Li> Tamil has two voices . The first indicates that the subject of the sentence undergoes or is the object of the action named by the verb stem, and the second indicates that the subject of the sentence directs the action referred to by the verb stem . </Li> <Li> Tamil has three simple tenses--past, present, and future--indicated by the suffixes, as well as a series of perfects indicated by compound suffixes . Mood is implicit in Tamil, and is normally reflected by the same morphemes which mark tense categories . Tamil verbs also mark evidentiality, through the addition of the hearsay clitic ām . Verb inflection is shown below using example aḻintukkoṇṭiruntēṉ; (அழிந்துக்கொண்டிருந்தேன்); "(I) was being destroyed". </Li>

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