கடும் முயற்சி
“கடும் முயற்சி” (kaḍum muyaṟci) — effort in Tamil. Noun, level B1. Muyarchi alone is 'an attempt' and is already in the course; with 'stern' in front it becomes exactly an effort. In a live sentence: “கடும் முயற்சி இல்லாம இது நடக்காது” — Without effort it will not come off. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ட, ு, ம, ், ம, ு, ய, ற, ், ச, ி. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | கடும் முயற்சி |
| Read in Latin letters | kaḍum muyaṟci |
| Translation | effort |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
- கடும் முயற்சிkaḍum muyaṟcieffort
Why it looks that way
Muyarchi alone is 'an attempt' and is already in the course; with 'stern' in front it becomes exactly an effort
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.
- கடும் முயற்சி இல்லாம இது நடக்காதுkaḍum muyaṟci illāma idu naḍakkāduWithout effort it will not come off
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 “effort” in Tamil?
«கடும் முயற்சி», read “kaḍum muyaṟci”. In a live sentence: “கடும் முயற்சி இல்லாம இது நடக்காது” — Without effort it will not come off. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Noun, level B1; written with the characters க, ட, ு, ம, ், ம, ு, ய, ற, ், ச, ி.
How is “கடும் முயற்சி” written in Latin letters?
kaḍum muyaṟci. 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?
Muyarchi alone is 'an attempt' and is already in the course; with 'stern' in front it becomes exactly an effort. 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.