தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்க
“தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்க” (taḍuttu vaikkiṟāṅga) — to detain in Tamil. Verb, level B1. The word is given in the third person plural — 'they detain', with no actor named. This is how Tamil avoids the passive: not 'he is detained' but 'they hold him'. In a live sentence: “அவரை நிலையத்தில தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்க” — He was detained at the station. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters த, ட, ு, த, ், த, ு, வ, ை, க, ், க.
In short
| Written in Tamil | தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்க |
| Read in Latin letters | taḍuttu vaikkiṟāṅga |
| Translation | to detain |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
- தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்கtaḍuttu vaikkiṟāṅgato detain
Why it looks that way
The word is given in the third person plural — 'they detain', with no actor named. This is how Tamil avoids the passive: not 'he is detained' but 'they hold him'
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.
- அவரை நிலையத்தில தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்கavarai nilaiyattila taḍuttu vaikkiṟāṅgaHe was detained at the station
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 detain” in Tamil?
«தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்க», read “taḍuttu vaikkiṟāṅga”. In a live sentence: “அவரை நிலையத்தில தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்க” — He was detained at the station. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters த, ட, ு, த, ், த, ு, வ, ை, க, ், க.
How is “தடுத்து வைக்கிறாங்க” written in Latin letters?
taḍuttu vaikkiṟāṅga. 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 word is given in the third person plural — 'they detain', with no actor named. This is how Tamil avoids the passive: not 'he is detained' but 'they hold him'. 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.