Lingoflyஎடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன்
- எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன்eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉto pick up
“எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன்” (eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ) — to pick up in Tamil. Verb, level A1. Literally 'having taken to myself, to go'. The tail is what means 'for oneself'. In a live sentence: “பார்சல நாளைக்கு எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன்” (pārsal nāḷaikku eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ) — I will pick up the parcel tomorrow. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters எ, ட, ு, த, ், த, ு, க, ், க, ொ, ண… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன் (eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ |
| Translation | to pick up |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'having taken to myself, to go'. The tail is what means 'for oneself'
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.
- பார்சல நாளைக்கு எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன்pārsal nāḷaikku eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉI will pick up the parcel tomorrow
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 pick up” in Tamil?
«எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன்» (eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ), read “eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “பார்சல நாளைக்கு எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன்” (pārsal nāḷaikku eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ) — I will pick up the parcel tomorrow. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1; written with the characters எ, ட, ு, த, ், த, ு, க, ், க, ொ, ண…
How is “எடுத்துக்கொண்டு போறன்” (eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
eḍuttukkoṇḍu pōṟaṉ. 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 'having taken to myself, to go'. The tail is what means 'for oneself'. 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 this 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.