தொடர்ந்து பண்றேன்
“தொடர்ந்து பண்றேன்” (toḍarndu paṇṟēṉ) — to continue in Tamil. Verb, level A1. Literally 'I do, continuing'. 'To continue' plus the converb in -ndhu. In a live sentence: “நான் பஸ்ஸுக்கு தொடர்ந்து காத்திருக்கேன்” — I keep waiting for the bus. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters த, ொ, ட, ர, ், ந, ், த, ு, ப, ண, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | தொடர்ந்து பண்றேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | toḍarndu paṇṟēṉ |
| Translation | to continue |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
- தொடர்ந்து பண்றேன்toḍarndu paṇṟēṉto continue
Why it looks that way
Literally 'I do, continuing'. 'To continue' plus the converb in -ndhu
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 பஸ்ஸுக்கு தொடர்ந்து காத்திருக்கேன்nāṉ bassukku toḍarndu kāttirukkēṉI keep waiting for the bus
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 continue” in Tamil?
«தொடர்ந்து பண்றேன்», read “toḍarndu paṇṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “நான் பஸ்ஸுக்கு தொடர்ந்து காத்திருக்கேன்” — I keep waiting for the bus. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1; written with the characters த, ொ, ட, ர, ், ந, ், த, ு, ப, ண, ்.
How is “தொடர்ந்து பண்றேன்” written in Latin letters?
toḍarndu paṇṟēṉ. 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 'I do, continuing'. 'To continue' plus the converb in -ndhu. 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.