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backshift meaning in Tamil

பிற்பகல் முறை

/ˈbækʃɪft/

backshift in Tamil: பிற்பகல் முறை. In English, backshift means the changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.

Tamil words for backshift

பிற்பகல் முறை

English meaning of backshift

  1. noun The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
  2. noun A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
  3. verb To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.

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Questions about backshift in Tamil

What is the meaning of backshift in Tamil?
Backshift in Tamil is பிற்பகல் முறை.
backshift என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Backshift: பிற்பகல் முறை.
What does backshift mean in English?
Backshift means the changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: backshift (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: backshift (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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