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	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	gEge				gEge furALu house+GEN roof
in a house	?
by a house	?
from the house	gewinq		ablative		wEna wawI gewinq he came house+ABL
to the house	gewqSq		dative		mIti gewqSq 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?

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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