කොටසක් මාරු කරනවා
“කොටසක් මාරු කරනවා” (koṭasak māru karanavā) — to replace the part in Sinhala. Phrase, level B1. The familiar 'to swap' plus koṭasa, a piece, a part. In a live sentence: “කොටසක් මාරු කරන්න වෙනවා” — The part will have to be replaced. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ක, ො, ට, ස, ක, ්, ම, ා, ර, ු, ක, ර. A word from the everyday Sinhala course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Sinhala | කොටසක් මාරු කරනවා |
| Read in Latin letters | koṭasak māru karanavā |
| Translation | to replace the part |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- කොටසක් මාරු කරනවාkoṭasak māru karanavāto replace the part
Why it looks that way
The familiar 'to swap' plus koṭasa, a piece, a part
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.
- කොටසක් මාරු කරන්න වෙනවාkoṭasak māru karanna venavāThe part will have to be replaced
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 replace the part” in Sinhala?
«කොටසක් මාරු කරනවා», read “koṭasak māru karanavā”. In a live sentence: “කොටසක් මාරු කරන්න වෙනවා” — The part will have to be replaced. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ක, ො, ට, ස, ක, ්, ම, ා, ර, ු, ක, ර.
How is “කොටසක් මාරු කරනවා” written in Latin letters?
koṭasak māru 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?
The familiar 'to swap' plus koṭasa, a piece, a part. 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.