eg. ' kaaziap peenum avarkku .e jiyan (574-4) Ikaaputal+kul cyta ninaiya maatteen (781-4) [eytutal +-kul 4. Accusative Infinitive is capable of expressing the accusative sense too. eg. kenpai tu !!a kaafirunta annam (87-6) [tul la —> tullutal + ai] taiyalaar peyyak ko!vatu - takkatar, ru (85-4) [Peyya -- peyvatu + ai] 5. Mannar Infinitive is found to be used to denote the manner of the , action. In such an instance it can be replaced by the non-past relative participle plus the manner adverb -pati. eg. a tamkalaar uur erivac cii ri ... (52-9, 986-1) [eriya → eriyum-H pa pi] capaikkan tiraikai vantu pura la viicum kamkai (43-2) [pura!a → pura lum + pa fi] - - - 6. Adverb of time The infinitive can signify the time of the action which can also be showed by the relative participle plus the temporal adverb —polutu. eg. umparum vaanavarum ufan ni'rka etzakkuc cempor [nirka - nin ra+poiutu] * (ulakinai) kapal kota mitanta kalumalavalanakar (593–7) [kola -- kozata + polutu] - 268
