Lingoflyமுந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதா
- முந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதாmundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadāpredictable
“முந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதா” (mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā) — predictable in Tamil. Adverb, level B1. Literally 'such that one can guess in advance'. The 'hunch' yoogam, plus the 'capable of' ending. In a live sentence: “முடிவு முந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதா இருந்தது” (muḍivu mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā irundadu) — The ending was predictable. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ம, ு, ந, ், த, ி, ய, ே, ய, ூ, க, ி… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | முந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதா (mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā) |
| Read in Latin letters | mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā |
| Translation | predictable |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally 'such that one can guess in advance'. The 'hunch' yoogam, plus the 'capable of' ending
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.
- முடிவு முந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதா இருந்ததுmuḍivu mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā irundaduThe ending was predictable
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 “predictable” in Tamil?
«முந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதா» (mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā), read “mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā”. In a live sentence: “முடிவு முந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதா இருந்தது” (muḍivu mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā irundadu) — The ending was predictable. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adverb, level B1; written with the characters ம, ு, ந, ், த, ி, ய, ே, ய, ூ, க, ி…
How is “முந்தியே யூகிக்கக்கூடியதா” (mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā) written in Latin letters?
mundiyē yūgikkakkūḍiyadā. 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 'such that one can guess in advance'. The 'hunch' yoogam, plus the 'capable of' ending. 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.