Difference between revisions of "Dhivehi and English"
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− | ! English !! Dhivehi !! !! Comments !! |
+ | ! English !! Dhivehi !! !! Comments !! Example !! |
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− | | house || ge || || seems to be same as definite form || |
+ | | house || ge || || seems to be same as definite form || || |
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− | | houses || gEge || || || |
+ | | houses || gEge || || || || |
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− | | a house || geyewq || || || |
+ | | a house || geyewq || || || || |
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− | | some houses || bawewq gEge || || ''bawewq'' = some || |
+ | | some houses || bawewq gEge || || ''bawewq'' = some || || |
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− | | the house || ge || || || |
+ | | the house || ge || || || || |
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− | | the houses || getawq || || || |
+ | | the houses || getawq || || || || |
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− | | from a house || ? || || || |
+ | | from a house || ? || || || || |
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− | | to a house || ? || || || |
+ | | to a house || ? || || || || |
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− | | of a house || ? || || || |
+ | | of a house || ? || || || || |
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− | | in a house || ? || || || |
+ | | in a house || ? || || || || |
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− | | by a house || ? || || || |
+ | | by a house || ? || || || || |
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− | | from the house || gewinq || || ablative |
+ | | from the house || gewinq || || ablative || wEna wawI ge'''winq'''<br/>he came house+ABL || |
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− | | to the house || |
+ | | to the house || gewqSq || || dative || || |
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− | | of the house || gEge || || genitive is same form as plural? || |
+ | | of the house || gEge || || genitive is same form as plural? || || |
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− | | in the house || gEgawi || || locative? || |
+ | | in the house || gEgawi || || locative? || || |
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− | | by the house || gewAwi || || instrumental? || |
+ | | by the house || gewAwi || || instrumental? || || |
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− | * He came from the house -> "wEna wawI gewinq" -> "އޭނަ އައީ ގެއިން" |
+ | * He came from the house -> he+? came+? house+ABL -> "wEna wawI gewinq" -> "އޭނަ އައީ ގެއިން" |
− | * Take it to the house -> "mIti gewqSq genqgosqdI" "މީތި ގެއަށް ގެންގޮސްދީ" |
+ | * Take it to the house -> it+? house+DAT take+? "mIti gewqSq genqgosqdI" "މީތި ގެއަށް ގެންގޮސްދީ" |
* The roof of the house -> "gEge furALu" "ގޭގެ ފުރާޅު" |
* The roof of the house -> "gEge furALu" "ގޭގެ ފުރާޅު" |
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* The child is in the house -> "kuwqjA vI gEterEgawi" "ކުއްޖާ ވީ ގޭތެރޭގައި" |
* The child is in the house -> "kuwqjA vI gEterEgawi" "ކުއްޖާ ވީ ގޭތެރޭގައި" |
Revision as of 13:51, 8 March 2009
Examples
- 'i see a child' -> aharen (I) _nah_ feney(see) kujja(child) [ waharenqnaSq fenE kuwqjA ]
- 'he sees a child' -> eyna (that person) _ah_ feney(see) kujja(child) [ wEnawaSq fenE kuwqjA ]
- 'we see a child' -> aharumen (we) _nah_ feney(see) kujja(child) [ waharumenqnaSq fenE kuwqjA ]
- 'the dog sees a child' -> kuththa(dog-the) _ah_ feney(see) kujja(child) [ wemIhunqnaSq fenE kuwqjA ]
Nouns
English | Dhivehi | Comments | Example | ||
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house | ge | seems to be same as definite form | |||
houses | gEge | ||||
a house | geyewq | ||||
some houses | bawewq gEge | bawewq = some | |||
the house | ge | ||||
the houses | getawq | ||||
from a house | ? | ||||
to a house | ? | ||||
of a house | ? | ||||
in a house | ? | ||||
by a house | ? | ||||
from the house | gewinq | ablative | wEna wawI gewinq he came house+ABL |
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to the house | gewqSq | dative | |||
of the house | gEge | genitive is same form as plural? | |||
in the house | gEgawi | locative? | |||
by the house | gewAwi | instrumental? |
- Examples
- He came from the house -> he+? came+? house+ABL -> "wEna wawI gewinq" -> "އޭނަ އައީ ގެއިން"
- Take it to the house -> it+? house+DAT take+? "mIti gewqSq genqgosqdI" "މީތި ގެއަށް ގެންގޮސްދީ"
- The roof of the house -> "gEge furALu" "ގޭގެ ފުރާޅު"
- The child is in the house -> "kuwqjA vI gEterEgawi" "ކުއްޖާ ވީ ގޭތެރޭގައި"
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