எதிர்பார்ப்பு
“எதிர்பார்ப்பு” (edirpārppu) — hope in Tamil. Noun, level A1. Literally 'a looking forward'. The faith word of the course is taken by belief and trust; hope for the better is yet another word. In a live sentence: “அவனுக்கு வேலை கிடைக்கும் எண்ட எதிர்பார்ப்பு இருக்கு” — There is hope that he will find work. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters எ, த, ி, ர, ், ப, ா, ர, ், ப, ், ப. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | எதிர்பார்ப்பு |
| Read in Latin letters | edirpārppu |
| Translation | hope |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
- எதிர்பார்ப்புedirpārppuhope
Why it looks that way
Literally 'a looking forward'. The faith word of the course is taken by belief and trust; hope for the better is yet another word
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.
- அவனுக்கு வேலை கிடைக்கும் எண்ட எதிர்பார்ப்பு இருக்குavaṉukku vēlai kiḍaikkum eṇḍu edirpārppu irukkuThere is hope that he will find work
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 “hope” in Tamil?
«எதிர்பார்ப்பு», read “edirpārppu”. In a live sentence: “அவனுக்கு வேலை கிடைக்கும் எண்ட எதிர்பார்ப்பு இருக்கு” — There is hope that he will find work. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level A1; written with the characters எ, த, ி, ர, ், ப, ா, ர, ், ப, ், ப.
How is “எதிர்பார்ப்பு” written in Latin letters?
edirpārppu. 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?
Literally 'a looking forward'. The faith word of the course is taken by belief and trust; hope for the better is yet another word. 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.