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| + | === Non Human nouns=== | ||
| + | -tak | ||
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| + | ===Boats=== | ||
| + | -faharu | ||
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| + | ===Names/Kinship terms=== | ||
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Revision as of 13:49, 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
Dhviehi uses postpositions and no prepositions. There are nominal postpositions, verbal postpositions, and other postpositions.
Demonstratives
Demonstratives are functional words that are used often in Dhivehi. They could function as determiners, pronouns, and adverbs.
Demonstratives as determiners:
- މި<prn> + ރާޖްޖޭ <n> ↔ މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)
- މި<prn> + ފޮތް <n> ↔ މިފޮތް (this book)
Demonstratives as pronouns:
Demonstratives as adverbs:
Pluralization
Pluralization of Dhivehi nouns is different for human nouns, non-human nouns, boats, and names/kinship terms.
Human nouns
-n, -un after vowels, -in after consonants
Non Human nouns
-tak
Boats
-faharu
Names/Kinship terms
-men
