Lesson 10

Question 1

The structure of കേട്ടിട്ട്

as in “ഹോ, കേട്ടിട്ട് കൊള്ളാമല്ലോ.” (Wow, that sound nice”)

Answer 1

Breakdown:

• കേട്ട് (kēṭṭu) = Heard (past participle of കേള്‍ക്കുക, “to hear”).
• -ഇട്ട് (-iṭṭu) = After (a participle marker indicating a sequential or causal relationship).
• Meaning: Having heard or after hearing.
• Part of Speech: Verbal participle.
• Syntactic Role: Acts as an adverbial clause modifying the main clause.