Difference between revisions of "Dhivehi and English"
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− | | house || ge || seems to be same as definite form |
+ | | house || ge || || seems to be same as definite form || |
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− | | houses || gEge || |
+ | | houses || gEge || || || |
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− | | a house || geyewq || |
+ | | a house || geyewq || || || |
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− | | some houses || bawewq gEge || ''bawewq'' = some |
+ | | some houses || bawewq gEge || || ''bawewq'' = some || |
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− | | the house || ge || |
+ | | the house || ge || || || |
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− | | the houses || getawq || |
+ | | the houses || getawq || || || |
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− | | from a house || ? || |
+ | | from a house || ? || || || |
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− | | to a house || ? || |
+ | | to a house || ? || || || |
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− | | of a house || ? || |
+ | | of a house || ? || || || |
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− | | in a house || ? || |
+ | | in a house || ? || || || |
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− | | by a house || ? || |
+ | | by a house || ? || || || |
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− | | from the house || gewinq || ablative? |
+ | | from the house || gewinq || || ablative? || |
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− | | to the house || gewaSq || dative? |
+ | | to the house || gewaSq || || dative? || |
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− | | of the house || gEge || genitive is same form as plural? |
+ | | of the house || gEge || || genitive is same form as plural? || |
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− | | in the house || gEgawi || locative? |
+ | | in the house || gEgawi || || locative? || |
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− | | by the house || gewAwi || instrumental? |
+ | | by the house || gewAwi || || instrumental? || |
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Revision as of 12:03, 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 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 ->
- Take it to the house ->
- The roof of the house ->
- The child is in the house ->
- The