இது பற்றியது
“இது பற்றியது” (idu paṟṟiyadu) — it is about in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. i-du pat-ri-ya-du; the ttr is a long plain tt with a roll. In a live sentence: “இது பற்றியது காணி விஷயம் தான்” — It is about the land matter. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters இ, த, ு, ப, ற, ், ற, ி, ய, த, ு. A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | இது பற்றியது |
| Read in Latin letters | idu paṟṟiyadu |
| Translation | it is about |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- இது பற்றியதுidu paṟṟiyaduit is about
How to pronounce it
i-du pat-ri-ya-du; the ttr is a long plain tt with a roll
Why it looks that way
Parri, 'about', stands after the thing. Literally 'this is a thing of that'
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.
- இது பற்றியது காணி விஷயம் தான்idu paṟṟiyadu kāṇi viṣayam tāṉIt is about the land matter
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 “it is about” in Tamil?
«இது பற்றியது», read “idu paṟṟiyadu”. i-du pat-ri-ya-du; the ttr is a long plain tt with a roll. In a live sentence: “இது பற்றியது காணி விஷயம் தான்” — It is about the land matter. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters இ, த, ு, ப, ற, ், ற, ி, ய, த, ு.
How is “இது பற்றியது” written in Latin letters?
idu paṟṟiyadu. 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?
Parri, 'about', stands after the thing. Literally 'this is a thing of that'. 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.