നിർത്തൂ
nirthu
The English phrase stop is translated into Malayalam as നിർത്തൂ (nirthu).
The phrase is used to indicate the cessation of an action, meaning to not continue, cease or desist.
Meaning: not to continue (verb)
Which one should you use?
The infinitive നിർത്തുക means 'to stop' and the present continuous form നിർത്തുന്നു means 'is stopping'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The word നിർത്തുക is a formal way to say stop, whereas നിർത്തടാ is an informal and often blunt way to tell a male peer or someone younger to stop.
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive form of the verb is നിർത്തുക, and the continuous form is നിർത്തുന്നു.
How do you pronounce it?
nirthu
Did you know?
- While നിർത്തൂ means 'stop', the word നിർത്തുക can also mean 'to host' or 'to organize' a ceremony, such as a wedding or a religious event.
- In Kerala, the word നിർത്തുക is often used in the context of 'stopping' a vehicle, but the specific command for a bus driver to stop is more commonly expressed as ഇറങ്ങണം meaning 'I need to get off'.
- If you use the informal form നിർത്തടാ to an elder or a stranger, it is not just seen as rude, but as a direct provocation or an insult to their status.
Examples in context
- സര്, ദയവായി നിർത്തുക.Excuse me, please stop.
Example conversation
Arjun is trying to distract Sridevi while she is reading a book.
- ശ്രീദേവി Srideviഅർജുൻ, എന്നെ ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നത് നിർത്തൂ.Arjun, enne shalyappeḍutthunnath nirtthū.Arjun, stop bothering me.
- അർജുൻ Arjunഞാൻ വെറുതെ തമാശ പറഞ്ഞതാണ്.ñān veruthe thamāsha paraññathāṇ.I was just joking.
- ശ്രീദേവി Srideviഎനിക്ക് ഇപ്പോൾ വായിക്കണം.enikku ippōḷ vāyikkanam.I need to read now.
- അർജുൻ Arjunശരി, ഞാൻ നിർത്താം.shari, ñān nirthām.Okay, I will stop.
