Lingoflyசாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன்
- சாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன்sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉto give back the item
“சாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன்” (sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ) — to give back the item in Tamil. Phrase, level B1. Thirumbam, 'back', plus kudu, 'give'. Returning money is said the same way with the money word. In a live sentence: “நாளைக்கு சாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன்” (nāḷaikku sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ) — I will give the item back tomorrow. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ச, ா, ம, ா, ன, ை, த, ி, ர, ு, ம, ்… A word from the everyday Tamil course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Tamil | சாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன் (sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ) |
| Read in Latin letters | sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ |
| Translation | to give back the item |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
thirumbam, 'back', plus kudu, 'give'. Returning money is said the same way with the money word
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.
- நாளைக்கு சாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன்nāḷaikku sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉI will give the item back 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 give back the item” in Tamil?
«சாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன்» (sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ), read “sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ”. In a live sentence: “நாளைக்கு சாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன்” (nāḷaikku sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ) — I will give the item back tomorrow. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ச, ா, ம, ா, ன, ை, த, ி, ர, ு, ம, ்…
How is “சாமானை திரும்பக் குடுக்கிறன்” (sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ) written in Latin letters?
sāmāṉai tirumbak kuḍukkiṟaṉ. 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?
Thirumbam, 'back', plus kudu, 'give'. Returning money is said the same way with the money word. 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.