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- Կրկնապատկուիլgrgnabadgvilto double
“Կրկնապատկուիլ” (grgnabadgvil) — to double in Western Armenian. Verb, level B1. Կրկին (grgin) + -պատիկ (multiple) + -ուիլ (reflexive). The transitive կրկնապատկել is 'to double something'. In a live sentence: “Վաճառքը կրկնապատկուեցաւ մէկ տարուան մէջ” (vajarrk'ə grgnabadguetsav meg darvan mech) — Sales doubled in a year. Written with the characters Կ, ր, կ, ն, ա, պ, ա, տ, կ, ո, ւ, ի… A word from the everyday Western Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Western Armenian | Կրկնապատկուիլ (grgnabadgvil) |
| Read in Latin letters | grgnabadgvil |
| Translation | to double |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
կրկին (grgin) + -պատիկ (multiple) + -ուիլ (reflexive). The transitive կրկնապատկել is 'to double something'
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Վաճառքը կրկնապատկուեցաւ մէկ տարուան մէջvajarrk'ə grgnabadguetsav meg darvan mechSales doubled in a year
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to double” in Western Armenian?
«Կրկնապատկուիլ» (grgnabadgvil), read “grgnabadgvil”. In a live sentence: “Վաճառքը կրկնապատկուեցաւ մէկ տարուան մէջ” (vajarrk'ə grgnabadguetsav meg darvan mech) — Sales doubled in a year. Verb, level B1; written with the characters Կ, ր, կ, ն, ա, պ, ա, տ, կ, ո, ւ, ի…
How is “Կրկնապատկուիլ” (grgnabadgvil) written in Latin letters?
grgnabadgvil. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Կրկին (grgin) + -պատիկ (multiple) + -ուիլ (reflexive). The transitive կրկնապատկել is 'to double something'. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.