When to use it
Use it at a ticket counter when you only need a single, not a return.
The sentence in English: “I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.”
In “I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.” ‘would like’ is polite and ‘one-way’ is a hyphenated adjective.
- I
- pronounpersonal pronoun, always written with a capital letter
- would
- auxiliary verbwill · form: conditional · with "like" it makes a polite request
- like
- verblike · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · "would like" means "want", said politely
- a
- determinerindefinite article
- one-way
- adjectivecompound adjective; a ticket only for going, not for coming back
- ticket
- nounnoun
- to
- prepositionpreposition of direction
- Naples
- proper nounproper noun; the English name of Napoli
The sentence in Tamil: “எனக்கு நேபிள்ஸுக்கு ஒருவழிப் பயணச்சீட்டு வேண்டும்.”
In “எனக்கு நேபிள்ஸுக்கு ஒருவழிப் பயணச்சீட்டு வேண்டும்.” ‘ஒருவழி’ (one way) is a single ticket, and ‘எனக்கு… வேண்டும்’ (to me is needed) means I want. ‘நேபிள்ஸுக்கு’ (to Naples) comes early.
- எனக்கு
- pronoun'to me'; eṉakku… vēṇṭum = I want
- நேபிள்ஸுக்கு
- proper noun'Naples' + -ukku 'to'
- ஒருவழிப்
- adjective'one-way' + sandhi -p
- பயணச்சீட்டு
- noun'ticket', the native Tamil word
- வேண்டும்
- verbvēṇṭu · form: desiderative · 'is wanted', with eṉakku
What changes from one language to the other: English × Tamil
English makes ‘I’ the subject; Tamil makes the speaker the receiver, and fronts the destination.
Example conversation
— எனக்கு நேபிள்ஸுக்கு ஒருவழிப் பயணச்சீட்டு வேண்டும்.
— I would like a one-way ticket to Naples.
— எந்தத் தேதிக்கு?
— For which date?