Adjective Agreement
பெயரடை ஒத்திசைவு
Polish adjectives change their ending to match the noun they describe — something Tamil adjectives never do at all — but they sit right before the noun, same as Tamil.
Grammar Comparison
இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு
Adjectives Match the Noun's Gender — Tamil Adjectives Never Change
wysoki, wysoka
உயரமான (எப்போதும் மாறாது)
A Tamil describing word like உயரமான ('tall') never changes no matter what it describes — உயரமான ஆண், உயரமான பெண், உயரமான குழந்தை all use the exact same word. Polish requires real agreement instead: most adjectives have a distinct ending for each gender — -y for masculine, -a for feminine, -e for neuter — wysoki mężczyzna (a tall man), wysoka kobieta (a tall woman), wysokie dziecko (a tall child). Learn the masculine form as the 'dictionary' form, then swap the ending to match, a step Tamil never asks of you.
Adjectives Precede the Noun — Same as Tamil
mały dom, ładna szkoła
சிறிய வீடு, அழகான பள்ளி
Tamil puts the describing word before the noun it describes — சிறிய வீடு is literally 'small house'. Polish puts the adjective before the noun too: mały dom is literally 'small house', in the same order Tamil already uses. Word order here transfers directly — it's only the adjective's own ending that needs new attention.
Vocabulary
சொற்கள்
- Tamil
- உயரமான (ஆண்)uyaramāṉa
- English
- tall (m)
- Tamil
- உயரமான (பெண்)uyaramāṉa
- English
- tall (f)
- Tamil
- சிறிய (ஆண்)siṟiya
- English
- small (m)
- Tamil
- சிறிய (பெண்)siṟiya
- English
- small (f)
- Tamil
- பெரிய (ஆண்)periya
- English
- big (m)
- Tamil
- பெரிய (பெண்)periya
- English
- big (f)
- Tamil
- அழகான (ஆண்)aḻakāṉa
- English
- pretty (m)
- Tamil
- அழகான (பெண்)aḻakāṉa
- English
- pretty (f)
- Tamil
- நல்ல (ஆண்)nalla
- English
- good (m)
- Tamil
- நல்ல (பெண்)nalla
- English
- good (f)
- Tamil
- இளமையான (ஆண்)iḷamaiyāṉa
- English
- young (m)
- Tamil
- இளமையான (பெண்)iḷamaiyāṉa
- English
- young (f)