How to Say “Hit” in Tamil

அடி
aṭi/ɐɖiː/
The Tamil word for hit is அடி (aṭi).
அடி means to administer a blow. It functions as both a verb, meaning 'to hit' and a noun, meaning 'a hit' or 'a blow'.
Meaning: to administer a blow (verb)

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb அடி changes its suffix to indicate the gender of the subject. For example, use அடித்தான் for a male subject and அடித்தாள் for a female subject. To express the first-person past tense ('I hit'), use அடித்தேன்.

How do you pronounce it?

aṭi (/ɐɖiː/)

Did you know?

  • In some contexts, அடி can be used colloquially to mean 'to eat' or 'to consume' greedily, such as சாப்பாட்டை அடி.
  • In Tamil, அடி is used to measure length. It refers to a 'foot' as a unit of measurement, similar to the English imperial system.
  • The word அடி is also the word for 'foot'. This reflects the ancient root meaning of 'bottom' or 'base'.

Examples in context

  • அவள் அவனைக் அடித்தாள்
    She hit him.
    This sentence demonstrates the use of the feminine past tense form of அடி.
    Tatoeba #4267859 by Singaravelu, translation #887215 by CK
  • அடி மட்டும் சொல்லாதே.
    adi mattum sollaadhe.
    Don't just say 'hit'.

Example conversation

Divya and Karthik are playing a casual game of cricket in the park.

  1. திவ்யா Divya

    கார்த்திக், அந்தப் பந்தை பலமாக அடி!
    Karthik, andhap pandhai balamaaga adi!
    Karthik, hit that ball hard!
  2. கார்த்திக் Karthik

    முயற்சி செய்கிறேன் திவ்யா.
    Muyartchi seigiren Divya.
    I am trying, Divya.
  3. திவ்யா Divya

    அடினால் தான் வெற்றி கிடைக்கும்.
    Adinaal thaan vetri kidaikkum.
    Only if you hit it, you will win.
  4. கார்த்திக் Karthik

    சரி, இப்போது அடிக்கிறேன்.
    Seri, ippodhu adikkiren.
    Okay, I will hit it now.

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