சொல்றது கஷ்டம்
“சொல்றது கஷ்டம்” (solṟadu kaṣṭam) — it is hard to say in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'the saying is a hardship'. The -radhu tail turns the verb into a noun, and the noun becomes the subject. In a live sentence: “எப்ப முடியும் எண்டு சொல்றது கஷ்டம்” — It is hard to say when it will end. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ொ, ல, ், ற, த, ு, க, ஷ, ், ட, ம.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சொல்றது கஷ்டம் |
| Read in Latin letters | solṟadu kaṣṭam |
| Translation | it is hard to say |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- சொல்றது கஷ்டம்solṟadu kaṣṭamit is hard to say
Why it looks that way
Literally 'the saying is a hardship'. The -radhu tail turns the verb into a noun, and the noun becomes the subject
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.
- எப்ப முடியும் எண்டு சொல்றது கஷ்டம்eppa muḍiyum eṇḍu solṟadu kaṣṭamIt is hard to say when it will end
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 “it is hard to say” in Tamil?
«சொல்றது கஷ்டம்», read “solṟadu kaṣṭam”. In a live sentence: “எப்ப முடியும் எண்டு சொல்றது கஷ்டம்” — It is hard to say when it will end. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ச, ொ, ல, ், ற, த, ு, க, ஷ, ், ட, ம.
How is “சொல்றது கஷ்டம்” written in Latin letters?
solṟadu kaṣṭam. 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?
Literally 'the saying is a hardship'. The -radhu tail turns the verb into a noun, and the noun becomes the subject. 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.