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=== ގަދި ===
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=== ގަޑި ===
 
1. "hour"
 
1. "hour"
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:* usually comes after the number "24" specifically
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:: Example Sentence: އެކަމަކު 24 ގަދި އިރު ނުވަނީސް އެމީހުންވަނީ ދުކޮށްލާފައެވެ.
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:: Example Sentence: އެކަމަކު 24 ގަޑި އިރު ނުވަނީސް އެމީހުންވަނީ ދުކޮށްލާފައެވެ.
 
:: Translation: But they were released within 24 hours.
 
:: Translation: But they were released within 24 hours.
  
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2. "clock"
 
2. "clock"
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:* usually comes after words like "wrist" - combine to mean "wrist watch"
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:: Example Sentence: ރާއްޖޭގެ ރީތިކަން ދައްކުވައިދޭ ގޮތަށް އަތުކުރީ ގަޑިއެއްް އުފައްދައިފި.
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:: Translation: Beauty of the country indicates the way a wrist watch is produced.

Revision as of 15:11, 10 April 2019

Div -> Eng

ބޮކި

1. "bubble"

  • usually comes before ރަބަރު (rabaru - "rubber") or after ސައިބޯނި (saiboani - soap)
Example Sentence: އަލް އަގްސާ މިސްކިތް ހިމެނޭ ސަރަހައްދުގައި ފަލަސްތީނުގެ ކުއްޖަކު މިއަދު ސައިބޯނި ބޮކި އަރުވަނީ.
Translation:


2. "lightbulb"

  • usually comes after ލެދް (led - "LED") or before ދަނޑި (dandhi - "pole")
Example Sentence: 263 ބޮކި ދަނޑި އަދިވެސް ނުޖަހައި އެބައޮތް!
Translation: There are still 263 light bulb poles not lighted!
263 ^ބޮކި/ބޮކި<n><nhum><sg><def><dir>$ ^ދަނޑި/ދަނޑި<n><nhum><sg><def><dir>$ ^އަދިވެސް/އަދިވެސް<adv>$ ^ނުޖަހައި/ނު<neg>+ޖަހައި<v><tv><act><past><p3>$ ^އެބައޮތް/އެބަ<cont>+އޮތް<v><iv><act><past><p3>$^!/!<sent>$


bubble

ގަޑި

1. "hour"

  • usually comes after the number "24" specifically
Example Sentence: އެކަމަކު 24 ގަޑި އިރު ނުވަނީސް އެމީހުންވަނީ ދުކޮށްލާފައެވެ.
Translation: But they were released within 24 hours.

hour

2. "clock"

  • usually comes after words like "wrist" - combine to mean "wrist watch"
Example Sentence: ރާއްޖޭގެ ރީތިކަން ދައްކުވައިދޭ ގޮތަށް އަތުކުރީ ގަޑިއެއްް އުފައްދައިފި.
Translation: Beauty of the country indicates the way a wrist watch is produced.