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* 'the dog sees a child' -> kuththa(dog-the) _ah_ feney(see) kujja(child) [ wemIhunqnaSq fenE kuwqjA ] |
* 'the dog sees a child' -> kuththa(dog-the) _ah_ feney(see) kujja(child) [ wemIhunqnaSq fenE kuwqjA ] |
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+ | ==Nouns== |
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+ | ! English !! Dhivehi !! Comments |
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+ | | house || ge || seems to be same as definite form |
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+ | | houses || gEge || |
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+ | | a house || geyewq || |
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+ | | some houses || bawewq gEge || ''bawewq'' = some |
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+ | | the house || ge || |
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+ | | the houses || getawq || |
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+ | | from the house || gewinq || ablative? |
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+ | | to the house || gewaSq || dative? |
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+ | | of the house || gEge || genitive is same as plural? |
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+ | | in the house || gEgawi || locative? |
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+ | | by the house || gewAwi || instrumental? |
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+ | |} |
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[[Category:Dhivehi and English]] |
[[Category:Dhivehi and English]] |
Revision as of 11:54, 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 |
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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 the house | gewinq | ablative? |
to the house | gewaSq | dative? |
of the house | gEge | genitive is same as plural? |
in the house | gEgawi | locative? |
by the house | gewAwi | instrumental? |