Meaning of வேண்டும் | Babel Free

Definitions

1. future adjectival participle of வேண்டு (vēṇṭu, “to be wanted, to be necessary”), meaning:
   participle
2. 'will be needed or required', 'will be necessary, indispensable'; 'will be wanted or deserved'.
   participle
3. third-person future neuter of வேண்டு (vēṇṭu).
   form-of, future, neuter, third-person
4. 'will stand in relation to' (used to state relationship of one to another).
   participle
5. should, must, have to
   auxiliary, modal

Equivalents

Examples

“எனக்கு அது வேண்டும்.”

I want that.

“உனக்கு அவன் என்ன முறை வேண்டும்?”

What relation is he to you?

“Near-synonym: கூடும் (kūṭum)”

“நீ அதை செய்தாக வேண்டும்.”

You must have that done.

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