Dhivehi and English
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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 | ? | ||||
| 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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