Dhivehi and English

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
house	ge		seems to be same as definite form
houses	geTawq
a house	geyewq
some houses	bawewq gEge		bawewq = some
the house	ge
the houses	getawq
from a house	gewakunq				wEna wawI gewakunq he came house+IND+ABL
to a house	gewakaSq				mIti gewakaSq genqgosqdI this thing house+IND+DAT take+IMP
of a house	gewewqge				gEwewqge furALu house+IND+GEN roof
in a house	gewewqgawi				kuwqjA vI gewewqgawi child is house+IND+LOC
by a house	?
from the house	gewinq		ablative		wEna wawI gewinq he came house+ABL
to the house	gewaSq		dative		mIti gewaSq genqgosqdI this thing house+DAT take+IMP
of the house	gEge		genitive is same form as plural?		gEge furALu house+GEN roof
in the house	gEgawi		locative?
by the house	gewAwi		instrumental?
of the houses	getakuge
in the houses	getakugawi
with the houses	getakAwiweku
these houses	mi getawq
with a hous	gewakAwiweku

Examples

• He came from the house -> "wEna wawI gewinq" -> "އޭނަ އައީ ގެއިން"
• Take it to the house -> "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"
• Sitting room of a house -> "gewewqge siTinq rUmq"
• The roof of a house -> "gewewqge furALu"
• Take it to a house -> "mIti gewakaSq genqgosqdI"
• He came from a house -> "wEna wawI gewakunq"
• The child is in the house -> "kuwqjA vI gEterEgawi"
• The child hit the ball with a stick -> "kuwqjA bOLawigawi danqDiwakunq jehi"