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causative meaning in Tamil

பிறவினை piṟaviṉai

/ˈkɔːzətɪv/US/ˈkɔzətɪv/

causative in Tamil: பிறவினை (piṟaviṉai). In English, causative means acting as a cause.

Tamil words for causative

linguistics: expressing cause or causation
பிறவினை piṟaviṉai
linguistics
பிறவினை piṟaviṉai

English meaning of causative

  1. adjective Acting as a cause.
  2. adjective Involving, or affected by, causality.
  3. adjective Expressing a cause or causation.
  4. noun An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

Full definition of causative

causative in a sentence

  • Such statistical analysis can establish correlation but cannot tell us whether the correlation is proximally causative, distally causative, or noncausative.
  • The ablative is a causative case.

Synonyms of causative

Questions about causative in Tamil

What is the meaning of causative in Tamil?
Causative in Tamil is பிறவினை (piṟaviṉai).
causative என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Causative: பிறவினை (piṟaviṉai).
What does causative mean in English?
Causative means acting as a cause.

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