ඔප්පු කරනවා
“ඔප්පු කරනවා” (oppu karanavā) — to demonstrate in Sinhala. Verb, level B1. Oppu here is not the 'deed of sale', though the word is the same: with karanavā it means 'to show that it is so'. In a live sentence: “ඒක ඔප්පු කරන්න ලියවිල්ලක් ඕන” — To demonstrate this, a document is needed. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ඔ, ප, ්, ප, ු, ක, ර, න, ව, ා. A word from the everyday Sinhala course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | ඔප්පු කරනවා |
| Read in Latin letters | oppu karanavā |
| Translation | to demonstrate |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
- ඔප්පු කරනවාoppu karanavāto demonstrate
Why it looks that way
Oppu here is not the 'deed of sale', though the word is the same: with karanavā it means 'to show that it is so'
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.
- ඒක ඔප්පු කරන්න ලියවිල්ලක් ඕනēka oppu karanna liyavillak ōnaTo demonstrate this, a document is needed
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 demonstrate” in Sinhala?
«ඔප්පු කරනවා», read “oppu karanavā”. In a live sentence: “ඒක ඔප්පු කරන්න ලියවිල්ලක් ඕන” — To demonstrate this, a document is needed. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters ඔ, ප, ්, ප, ු, ක, ර, න, ව, ා.
How is “ඔප්පු කරනවා” written in Latin letters?
oppu karanavā. 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?
Oppu here is not the 'deed of sale', though the word is the same: with karanavā it means 'to show that it is so'. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.