விலகுறேன்
“விலகுறேன்” (vilaguṟēṉ) — step aside in Tamil. Verb, level A2. To step aside, free the way. To move far away is the other phrase in this lesson. In a live sentence: “வண்டி வருது, கொஞ்சம் விலகுங்க” — A car is coming, step aside a little. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters வ, ி, ல, க, ு, ற, ே, ன, ். A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Tamil | விலகுறேன் |
| Read in Latin letters | vilaguṟēṉ |
| Translation | step aside |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A2 |
- விலகுறேன்vilaguṟēṉstep aside
Why it looks that way
To step aside, free the way. To move far away is the other phrase in this lesson
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.
- வண்டி வருது, கொஞ்சம் விலகுங்கvaṇḍi varudu, koñcam vilaguṅgaA car is coming, step aside a little
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 “step aside” in Tamil?
«விலகுறேன்», read “vilaguṟēṉ”. In a live sentence: “வண்டி வருது, கொஞ்சம் விலகுங்க” — A car is coming, step aside a little. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A2; written with the characters வ, ி, ல, க, ு, ற, ே, ன, ்.
How is “விலகுறேன்” written in Latin letters?
vilaguṟēṉ. 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?
To step aside, free the way. To move far away is the other phrase in this lesson. 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.