Lingoflyநட்ட ஈடு கொடுக்கிறன்
- நட்ட ஈடு கொடுக்கிறன்naṭṭa īḍu koḍukkiṟaṉcompensate the damage
“நட்ட ஈடு கொடுக்கிறன்” (naṭṭa īḍu koḍukkiṟaṉ) — compensate the damage in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Nattam, 'loss', plus eedu, 'covering'. Insurance papers and court rulings write exactly this. In a live sentence: “கம்பனி நட்ட ஈடு கொடுத்தது” (kambaṉi naṭṭa īḍu koḍuttadu) — The firm compensated the damage. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ந, ட, ், ட, ஈ, ட, ு, க, ொ, ட, ு, க… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | நட்ட ஈடு கொடுக்கிறன் (naṭṭa īḍu koḍukkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | naṭṭa īḍu koḍukkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | compensate the damage |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Nattam, 'loss', plus eedu, 'covering'. Insurance papers and court rulings write exactly this
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.
- கம்பனி நட்ட ஈடு கொடுத்ததுkambaṉi naṭṭa īḍu koḍuttaduThe firm compensated the damage
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 “compensate the damage” in Tamil?
«நட்ட ஈடு கொடுக்கிறன்» (naṭṭa īḍu koḍukkiṟaṉ), read “naṭṭa īḍu koḍukkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “கம்பனி நட்ட ஈடு கொடுத்தது” (kambaṉi naṭṭa īḍu koḍuttadu) — The firm compensated the damage. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ந, ட, ், ட, ஈ, ட, ு, க, ொ, ட, ு, க…
How is “நட்ட ஈடு கொடுக்கிறன்” (naṭṭa īḍu koḍukkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
naṭṭa īḍu koḍukkiṟaṉ. 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?
Nattam, 'loss', plus eedu, 'covering'. Insurance papers and court rulings write exactly this. 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.