நான் அதைப் பற்றித்தான்
“நான் அதைப் பற்றித்தான்” (nāṉ adaip paṟṟittāṉ) — I am here about that in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. parri, 'about', follows the word, like all Tamil postpositions. The intensifier adds 'precisely'. In a live sentence: “நான் அதைப் பற்றித்தான் கதைக்க வந்தேன்” — That is exactly why I came. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ந, ா, ன, ், அ, த, ை, ப, ், ப, ற, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | நான் அதைப் பற்றித்தான் |
| Read in Latin letters | nāṉ adaip paṟṟittāṉ |
| Translation | I am here about that |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- நான் அதைப் பற்றித்தான்nāṉ adaip paṟṟittāṉI am here about that
Why it looks that way
parri, 'about', follows the word, like all Tamil postpositions. The intensifier adds 'precisely'
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 அதைப் பற்றித்தான் கதைக்க வந்தேன்nāṉ adaip paṟṟittāṉ kadaikka vandēṉThat is exactly why I came
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 “I am here about that” in Tamil?
«நான் அதைப் பற்றித்தான்», read “nāṉ adaip paṟṟittāṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் அதைப் பற்றித்தான் கதைக்க வந்தேன்” — That is exactly why I came. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ந, ா, ன, ், அ, த, ை, ப, ், ப, ற, ்.
How is “நான் அதைப் பற்றித்தான்” written in Latin letters?
nāṉ adaip paṟṟittāṉ. 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?
parri, 'about', follows the word, like all Tamil postpositions. The intensifier adds 'precisely'. 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.