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* {{transferTest|div|eng|މަދްރަސާ|school}}
 
* {{transferTest|div|eng|މަދްރަސާ|school}}

Revision as of 21:41, 10 April 2019

div-eng tests

SOV Word Order

  • (div) !އަހަރެން އެކަނި ދުކޮހް ލާ → (eng) Leave me alone!
    (div) !އަހަރެން އެކަނި ދުކޮހް ލާ<prn><pers><p1><sg><std><dir> → (eng) Leave me alone!
  • (div) މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ. → (eng) Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.
    (div) މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ. → (eng) Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.

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

  • (div) ކޮބާ ފާހަނަ؟ → (eng) Where is the bathroom?
    (div) ކޮބާ ފާހަނަ؟ → (eng) Where is the bathroom?
  • (div) އަހަރެން ފެތެނީ! → (eng) I am sinking!
    (div) އަހަރެން ފެތެނީ! → (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 → (eng) school
  • (div) ތަރައްގީ → (eng) improvement
    (div) ތަރައްގީ → (eng) improvement

Sentence Final -އެވެ

Future Tense Marked with Suffix