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* {{transferTest|div|eng|!އަހަރެން އެކަނި ދުކޮހް ލާ|Leave me alone!}}   
 
* {{transferTest|div|eng|!އަހަރެން އެކަނި ދުކޮހް ލާ|Leave me alone!}}   
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*:{{transferMorphTest|div|eng|!{{tag|sent}}ލާ{{tag|mod}} ދުކޮހް{{tag|v}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|act}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|imp}} އެކަނި{{tag|adj}} އަހަރެން{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|std}}{{tag|dir}}| Leave{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|inf}} me{{tag|prn}}{{tag|obj}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sg}} alone{{tag|adv}}! }}
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*:{{transferMorphTest|div|eng|!{{tag|sent}}ލާ{{tag|mod}} ދުކޮހް{{tag|v}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|act}}{{tag|pres}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|imp}} އެކަނި{{tag|adj}} އަހަރެން{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|sg}}{{tag|std}}{{tag|dir}}| Leave{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|inf}} me{{tag|prn}}{{tag|obj}}{{tag|p1}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sg}} alone{{tag|adv}} }}
  
 
* {{transferTest|div|eng|މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ.|Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.}}
 
* {{transferTest|div|eng|މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ.|Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.}}

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div-eng tests

SOV Word Order

  • (div) !އަހަރެން އެކަނި ދުކޮހް ލާ → (eng) Leave me alone!
    (div) !<sent>ލާ<mod> ދުކޮހް<v><tv><act><pres><p3><imp> އެކަނި<adj> އަހަރެން<prn><pers><p1><sg><std><dir> → (eng) Leave<vblex><inf> me<prn><obj><p1><mf><sg> alone<adv>
  • (div) މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ. → (eng) Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.
    (div) .<sent> ކުރާނެ<final> ސާފު<adj> ފާހަނަ<n><nhum><sg><def><dir> އަލީ<np> މާދަމާ<adv> → (eng) Tomorrow<adv> Ali<np> will clean<vblex><inf> the<det><def><sp> bathroom<n><sg>.<sent>

No explicit "be" (except in Noun-Noun Sentences)

  • (div) ކޮބާ ފާހަނަ؟ → (eng) Where is the bathroom?
    (div) ؟<sent> ފާހަނަ<n><nhum><sg><def><dir> ކޮބާ<itg> → (eng) Where<adv><itg> is<vbser><pri><p3><sg> the bathroom?
  • (div) އަހަރެން ފެތެނީ! → (eng) I am sinking!
    (div) !<sent> ފެތެނީ<v><iv><pass><pprs> އަހަރެން<prn><pers><p1><sg><std><dir> → (eng) I am sinking!

Human/Non-human Distinction

  • (div) މީހާ → (eng) person
    (div) މީހާ<n><hum><sg><def><dir> → (eng) person
  • (div) މަދްރަސާ → (eng) school
    (div) މަދްރަސާ<n><nhum><sg><def><dir> → (eng) school
  • (div) ތަރައްގީ → (eng) improvement
    (div) ތަރައްގީ<n><nhum><sg><def><dir> → (eng) improvement

Sentence Final -އެވެ

  • (div) މަދްރަސާ ގެއަށްވުރެ މާ ބޮޑެވެ. → (eng) The school is much bigger than the house.
    (div) .<sent>އެވެ<mod> މާ<adj> ވުރެ<post> ގެ<n><nhum><sg><def><dat> މަދްރަސާ<n><nhum><sg><def><dir> → (eng) The school is much bigger than the house.
  • (div) އެކަމަކު 24 ގަޑި އިރު ނުވަނީސް އެމީހުން ވަނީ ދުކޮށްލާފައެވެ. → (eng) But they were released within 24 hours.
    (div) ..<sent> އެވެ<mod>+ފަ<succ>+ދުކޮށްލާ<v><tv><act><pres><pprs> ވަނީ<v><tv><act><pres><p3> އެމީހުން<prn><pers><p3><pl><dst><dir> ނުވަނީސް<adv> އިރު<n><nhum><sg><def><dir> ގަޑި 24 <n><nhum><sg><def><dir> އެކަމަކު<cnjcoo> → (eng) But they were released within 24 hours

Future Tense Marked with Suffix

  • (div) މުބާރާތް މިއަދު ނިމޭނެއެވެ.. → (eng) The competition will end today.
    (div) .<sent> އެވެ<mod>ނިމެ<v><iv><pass><fut><p3>/end<v><iv><pass><fut><p3> މިއަދު<adv>/today<adv> މުބާރާތް<n><nhum><sg><def><dir>/competition<n><sg><def><dir> → (eng) The competition will end today.
  • (div) މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ. → (eng) Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.
    (div) .<sent> ކުރާނެ<final> ސާފު<adj>/clean<adj> ފާހަނަ<n><nhum><sg><def><dir> އަލީ<np> މާދަމާ<adv> → (eng) Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.