എഴുതുക
To write in Malayalam is എഴുതുക.
The verb refers to the act of forming letters, etc.
Meaning: to form letters, etc. (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense is എഴുതി, while the continuous present form is എഴുതുന്നു. For habitual actions or general truths, use the simple present form എഴുതുന്നു. If you want to express a purpose, such as to write a letter, use the infinitive form എഴുതാൻ.
Did you know?
- In traditional palm-leaf manuscripts, the act of writing involved etching letters into the leaf with a sharp metal stylus rather than using ink.
- While എഴുതുക means 'write', it is also used to describe the act of tattooing or inscribing designs onto a surface.
- In traditional Malayalam culture, writing was historically restricted to specific castes, making the act of എഴുതുക a symbol of power and social status for centuries.
Examples in context
- ദയവായി നിങ്ങളുടെ വീടിനെ പറ്റി എഴുതുക.Please write about your home.This sentence is useful for practicing how to use എഴുതുക.Tatoeba #779085 by jjrodz, translation #70789 by adjusting
- ജോൺ, എഴുതാം?John, shall we write?
Example conversation
Anjali is asking Manoj to take a note.
- മനോജ് Manojഅഞ്ജലി, എന്താണ് എഴുതേണ്ടത്?Anjali, enthanu ezhuthendathu?Anjali, what should I write?
- അഞ്ജലി Anjaliഈ വിലാസം ഒന്ന് എഴുതുക.ee vilasam onnu ezhuthuka.Please write this address.
- മനോജ് Manojശരി, ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ എഴുതാം.shari, njan ippol ezhutham.Okay, I will write it now.
- അഞ്ജലി Anjaliനന്ദി, മനോജ്.nandi, Manoj.Thank you, Manoj.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.