மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன்
“மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன்” (madippeṇ pōḍuṟēṉ) — to give a grade in Tamil. Phrase, level A1. You know the word for a mark; it is 'put' with the same verb as a solved problem. The placing verb will not do here: that one puts a thing on a table, not a mark in a register. In a live sentence: “நான் நாளைக்கு மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன்” — Tomorrow I will give the grades. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | madippeṇ pōḍuṟēṉ |
| Translation | to give a grade |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
- மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன்madippeṇ pōḍuṟēṉto give a grade
Why it looks that way
You know the word for a mark; it is 'put' with the same verb as a solved problem. The placing verb will not do here: that one puts a thing on a table, not a mark in a register
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.
- நான் நாளைக்கு மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன்nāṉ nāḷaikku madippeṇ pōḍuṟēṉTomorrow I will give the grades
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 give a grade” in Tamil?
«மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன்», read “madippeṇ pōḍuṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் நாளைக்கு மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன்” — Tomorrow I will give the grades. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters ம, த, ி, ப, ், ப, ெ, ண, ், ப, ோ, ட.
How is “மதிப்பெண் போடுறேன்” written in Latin letters?
madippeṇ pōḍuṟēṉ. 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?
You know the word for a mark; it is 'put' with the same verb as a solved problem. The placing verb will not do here: that one puts a thing on a table, not a mark in a register. 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.