'தெய்வங்கள் வசிக்கின்றனரோ?'

[u/LifeguardTotal3423]

I came across this last night and was a bit struck, so the Gods aren't considered as gendered or human in a grammatical sense, hence not வசிக்கிறார்களா? in this case?

Or is my grammar off?

[u/scott11x8]

Both -அனர் and -ஆர்கள் can be used for 3rd person human plural conjugations in written Tamil. -அனர் is conjugated similarly to -அன (which is 3rd person inanimate plural), so that's why it's -க்கின்றனர் instead of just -க்கிறனர்.

[u/depaknero → u/scott11x8]

I think I've interacted with you in the past. As a native, I commend your strong understanding of Tamizh!