அனுப்பு
aṉuppu/ɐnʊpːɯ/
The Tamil word for 'send' is அனுப்பு (aṉuppu).
The verb அனுப்பு is used to express the action of making something go somewhere.
Meaning: make something go somewhere (verb)
Which one should you use?
While அனுப்பு is the default form, அனுப்பவும் is used for formal or standard commands in written or official instructions and அனுப்பி வைக்கவும் is an even more elaborate formal expression which literally means 'send and place.'
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb changes based on tense, person and politeness: to say 'I am sending' or 'I send' in the first-person present tense, use அனுப்புகிறேன் by adding the suffix '-கிறேன்'. For the past tense with a third-person singular subject (he/she sent), use அனுப்பினார். To give a polite command, use அனுப்புங்கள்.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced aṉuppu.
Did you know?
- In Tamil, the word for 'send' can also be used metaphorically in literature to describe the act of 'sending' a gaze or an eye towards someone.
- The word அனுப்பு is a cognate with the Malayalam word അനുപ്പുക, meaning they share a common linguistic ancestor.
- In Tamil, verbs like அனுப்பு often change their entire ending based on the social status of the person being addressed, a system known as honorifics.
Examples in context
- File ஐ அனுப்ப முடியுமா?Can you send me the file?
- எனக்கு ஒரு மெசேஜ் அனுப்பு.enakku oru message anuppu.Send me a message.
- அந்த பார்சலை மட்டும் அனுப்பு.antha parcel-ai mattum anuppu.Just send that parcel.
Example conversation
Arun asks Anita to send a photo.
- அருண் Arunஅனிதா, அந்தப் புகைப்படத்தை அனுப்பு.Anita, andha pugaipadathai anuppu.Anita, send that photo.
- அனிதா Anitaஇப்போதே அனுப்புகிறேன், அருண்.Ippodhe anuppugiren, Arun.I am sending it right now, Arun.
- அருண் Arunவாட்ஸ்அப்பில் அனுப்பு.WhatsApp-il anuppu.Send it on WhatsApp.
- அனிதா Anitaசரி, இதோ அனுப்பினேன்.Sari, idho anuppinen.Okay, I have sent it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “send” translations and entries அனுப்பு, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries அனுப்பு, CC BY-SA 4.0.
