குற்றம் சாட்டுறேன்
“குற்றம் சாட்டுறேன்” (kuṟṟam sāṭṭuṟēṉ) — to accuse in Tamil. Verb, level B1. kut-ram saat-tu-ren; the ttr is read as a long tt, not 'rr'. In a live sentence: “அவன் என்மேல குற்றம் சாட்டினான்” — He accused me. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters க, ு, ற, ், ற, ம, ், ச, ா, ட, ், ட. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | குற்றம் சாட்டுறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | kuṟṟam sāṭṭuṟēṉ |
| Translation | to accuse |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
- குற்றம் சாட்டுறேன்kuṟṟam sāṭṭuṟēṉto accuse
How to pronounce it
kut-ram saat-tu-ren; the ttr is read as a long tt, not 'rr'
Why it looks that way
The guilt word plus saattu, 'to lay upon'. In court the same word stands in the charge
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.
- அவன் என்மேல குற்றம் சாட்டினான்avaṉ eṉmēla kuṟṟam sāṭṭiṉāṉHe accused me
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 accuse” in Tamil?
«குற்றம் சாட்டுறேன்», read “kuṟṟam sāṭṭuṟēṉ”. kut-ram saat-tu-ren; the ttr is read as a long tt, not 'rr'. In a live sentence: “அவன் என்மேல குற்றம் சாட்டினான்” — He accused me. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters க, ு, ற, ், ற, ம, ், ச, ா, ட, ், ட.
How is “குற்றம் சாட்டுறேன்” written in Latin letters?
kuṟṟam sāṭṭuṟēṉ. 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 guilt word plus saattu, 'to lay upon'. In court the same word stands in the charge. 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.