நான் உன்னைக் கொன்றுவிடுவேன்
naan unnai kondruviduven
The English phrase "I will kill you" is translated into Tamil as நான் உன்னைக் கொன்றுவிடுவேன் (naan unnai kondruviduven).
This phrase is a direct threat to end someone's life.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of naan (I), unnai (you) and kondruviduven (will kill/will finish off).
Which one should you use?
The phrase uses unnai, which is the accusative case of un (you) used for informal or singular subjects. To make the threat more formal or directed at a group, one would replace unnai with ungalai.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb kondruviduven is in the future tense, indicating a completed action that will happen in the future.
How do you pronounce it?
naan unnai kondruviduven
Did you know?
- While நான் means 'I' in this phrase, the same word is also a loanword from Hindi and Persian meaning 'bread'.
- The verb கொன்றுவிடுவேன் contains the root விடு, which literally means 'to leave' or 'to let go', but here functions as an intensifier to mean 'completely'.
- In heated colloquial arguments, Tamil speakers often drop the நான் (I) entirely, as the verb ending already indicates who is performing the action.
Examples in context
- நான் உன்னைக் கொன்றுவிடுவேன்.nāṉ unṉaik koṉṟuviṭuvēṉ.I will kill you.
- எச்சரிக்கையாக இரு, நான் உன்னைக் கொன்றுவிடுவேன்.echarikkaiyāka iru, nāṉ unṉaik koṉṟuviṭuvēṉ.Be careful, I will kill you.
- நீ என்னை தொட்டால், நான் உன்னைக் கொன்றுவிடுவேன்.nī eṉṉai toṭṭāl, nāṉ unṉaik koṉṟuviṭuvēṉ.If you touch me, I will kill you.
Example conversation
A heated argument between two people.
- சந்தோஷ் Santhoshநீ என் பணத்தைத் திருடிவிட்டாய்!nī eṉ paṇattait tiruṭiviṭṭāy!You stole my money!
- அனிதா Anitaநான் எதையும் எடுக்கவில்லை.nāṉ etaiyum eṭukkavillai.I didn't take anything.
- சந்தோஷ் Santhoshபொய் சொல்லாதே, நான் உன்னைக் கொன்றுவிடுவேன்!poy sollātē, nāṉ unṉaik koṉṟuviṭuvēṉ!Don't lie, I will kill you!
- அனிதா Anitaஎன்னை மிரட்டாதே!eṉṉai miraṭṭātē!Don't threaten me!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries நான், CC BY-SA 4.0.
