காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுது
“காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுது” (kālāvadi āyiṭṭudu) — the term has run out in Tamil. Phrase, level A1. The first word is 'past its term'; you know it from 'expiry date'. The past form is the spoken shortening of the bookish verb. In a live sentence: “என்ர விசா காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுது” — My visa term has run out. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ா, ல, ா, வ, த, ி, ஆ, ய, ி, ட, ்.
In short
| Written in Tamil | காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுது |
| Read in Latin letters | kālāvadi āyiṭṭudu |
| Translation | the term has run out |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுதுkālāvadi āyiṭṭuduthe term has run out
Why it looks that way
The first word is 'past its term'; you know it from 'expiry date'. The past form is the spoken shortening of the bookish verb
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.
- என்ர விசா காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுதுeṉra visā kālāvadi āyiṭṭuduMy visa term has run out
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 “the term has run out” in Tamil?
«காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுது», read “kālāvadi āyiṭṭudu”. In a live sentence: “என்ர விசா காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுது” — My visa term has run out. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters க, ா, ல, ா, வ, த, ி, ஆ, ய, ி, ட, ்.
How is “காலாவதி ஆயிட்டுது” written in Latin letters?
kālāvadi āyiṭṭudu. 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 first word is 'past its term'; you know it from 'expiry date'. The past form is the spoken shortening of the bookish verb. 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.