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# {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ރާޖްޖޭ {{tag|n}}| މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)}} | # {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ރާޖްޖޭ {{tag|n}}| މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:06, 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 frequently in Dhivehi. They could function as determiners, pronouns, and adverbs. When they stand alone, they function as pronouns. They could also be affixed to nouns to function as determiners and verbs to function as adverbs. There are three degrees of contrast in the demonstratives - near speaker, near addressee, and elsewhere.
Demonstratives as determiners:
- މި<prn> + ރާޖްޖޭ <n> ↔ މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)
- ތިޔަ<prn> + ފޮތް <n> ↔ ޔިތަފޮތް (that book)
- އެ<prn> + ކުއްތާ<n> ↔ އެކުއްތާ (that dog over there)
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
