Said in Malayalam

Said is പറഞ്ഞു (paranju), the past tense of the verb to say, and it is the form you need for he said and she said in reported speech. പറഞ്ഞ (paranja) is the participle, the said thing, used before a noun.

Most common translation

പറഞ്ഞു (paranju)

Told, said, informed; past tense of parayuka, to say; stated; said, declared, mentioned openly or officially.

ടീച്ചർ ഞങ്ങളോട് ഒരു കഥ പറഞ്ഞു.

teechar njangalodu oru katha paranju.

The teacher told us a story.

All Malayalam words for “said”

akhyatha and aakhyaatham are grammatical terms about what is told or made known, and the other entries mention said only inside their English glosses.

Common questions

How do you say said in Malayalam?

പറഞ്ഞു (paranju) for he or she said.

How is it different from the participle?

പറഞ്ഞു (paranju) is the finished verb, while പറഞ്ഞ (paranja) modifies a noun, as in the said promise.