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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:

1. މީހާ<n><sg> ↔ މީހާ (person)
2. ފުލުސް<n><sg> ↔ ފުލުސް (police)

• Non-human nouns:

1. ކަކުނި<n><sg> ↔ ކަކުނި (crab)
2. 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.

1. މި<prn> + ރާޖްޖޭ <n> ↔ މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)
2. މި<prn> + ފޮތް <n> ↔ މިފޮތް (this book)

Pluralization