-il (in), -kku (to/for), -nṟe (of), -il ninnu (from): endings glue onto the noun.
I can use -il, -kku and -nṟe/-uṭe to mark place, recipient and possessor.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
ഞാൻ വീട്ടിൽ ആണ്.
I am at home.
എനിക്ക് ചായ വേണം.
I want tea.
അത് അമ്മയുടെ പുസ്തകം ആണ്.
That is mother's book.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Endings agglutinate to the noun: -ൽ (-il) = in/at (vīṭṭil - in the house), -ക്ക് (-kku) = to/for (enikku - to me; used for wanting: enikku chāya vēṇam - I want tea), -ന്റെ/-ുടെ = of (ente - my, ammayuṭe - mother's), -ൽ നിന്ന് = from.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesSeparate prepositions before the noun - everything attaches after. Forgetting the doubled ṭṭ in vīṭu → vīṭṭil.
Missing case endings or preposed particles
Drill noun + ending chains with daily nouns.
ഞാൻ വീട്ടിൽ ആണ്.
I am at home.
vīṭu + -il → vīṭṭil (doubling).
എനിക്ക് ചായ വേണം.
I want tea.
Wanting = dative + vēṇam.
അത് അമ്മയുടെ പുസ്തകം ആണ്.
That is mother's book.
-uṭe marks the possessor.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises