| aval enna seykiraan? What is she doing? | aval paalsoru samaikkiraal She is cooking milk-rice | material: doing (transitive) |
| avan enna seykiraan? What is he doing? | avan aattil neenthukiran He is swimming in the river | material: doing (intransitive) |
| avarkal enna seykiraarkal? What are they doing? | avarkal sirikkiraarkal They are laughing. | material: behaving (intransitive) |
| enna nadakkirathu? What is happening? | malai peykirathu it is raining | material: happening (intransitive) |