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
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?
to the house	gewaSq		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 -> "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"
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