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Demonstratives are functional words that are used often in Dhivehi. They could function as determiners, pronouns, and adverbs. | Demonstratives are functional words that are used often in Dhivehi. They could function as determiners, pronouns, and adverbs. | ||
| − | # {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ރާޖްޖޭ {{tag| | + | # {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ރާޖްޖޭ {{tag|n}}| މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)}} |
| − | # | + | # {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ފޮތް {{tag|n}}| މިފޮތް (this book)}} |
== Pluralization == | == Pluralization == | ||
Revision as of 02:30, 13 February 2019
Contents
Main Parts of Speech
The main parts of speech in Dhivehi are nouns, pronouns, numerals, verbs, adjectives, and postpositions (rather than prepositions) and adverbs.
Nouns
Nouns in Dhivehi are divided into two subcategories: human and non-human nouns.
- Human nouns:
- މީހާ<n><sg> ↔ މީހާ (person)
- ފުލުސް<n><sg> ↔ ފުލުސް (police)
- Non-human nouns:
- ކަކުނި<n><sg> ↔ ކަކުނި (crab)
- ކަފަ<n> ↔ ކަފަ (cotton)
Pronouns
- Personal Pronouns
- Interrogative Pronouns
Numerals
Verbs
Adjectives
Postpositions and Adverbs
Demonstratives
Demonstratives are functional words that are used often in Dhivehi. They could function as determiners, pronouns, and adverbs.
- މި<prn> + ރާޖްޖޭ <n> ↔ މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)
- މި<prn> + ފޮތް <n> ↔ މިފޮތް (this book)
