தாண்டி
“தாண்டி” (tāṇḍi) — past in Tamil. Preposition, level B1. The participle of thaandu, 'to step over', working as a postposition: 'past the shop', noun in the accusative. In a live sentence: “கோயிலை தாண்டி நேரா போங்க” — Go straight past the temple. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters த, ா, ண, ், ட, ி. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | தாண்டி |
| Read in Latin letters | tāṇḍi |
| Translation | past |
| Part of speech | preposition |
| Level | B1 |
- தாண்டிtāṇḍipast
Why it looks that way
The participle of thaandu, 'to step over', working as a postposition: 'past the shop', noun in the accusative
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.
- கோயிலை தாண்டி நேரா போங்கkōyilai tāṇḍi nērā pōṅgaGo straight past the temple
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 “past” in Tamil?
«தாண்டி», read “tāṇḍi”. In a live sentence: “கோயிலை தாண்டி நேரா போங்க” — Go straight past the temple. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Preposition, level B1; written with the characters த, ா, ண, ், ட, ி.
How is “தாண்டி” written in Latin letters?
tāṇḍi. 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 participle of thaandu, 'to step over', working as a postposition: 'past the shop', noun in the accusative. 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.