No. 804 in Tamil
எவன
"எவன" means "who" or "which person" in English.
In a sentence
எவனுடைய புத்தகம் இது?
Whose book is this?
The word 'எவனுடைய' (evanudaiya) is used here to refer to possession, meaning 'whose'.
எவனும் வரவில்லை.
No one came.
The word 'எவனும்' (evanum) in this sentence means 'no one', indicating absence or negation in a collective sense.
எவனென்று எனக்குத் தெரியாது.
I do not know who he is.
Here, 'எவனென்று' (evanenru) emphasizes 'who', forming an indirect question.
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