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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. | ||
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# {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ރާޖްޖޭ {{tag|n}}| މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)}} | # {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ރާޖްޖޭ {{tag|n}}| މިރާޖްޖޭ (this country)}} | ||
# {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ފޮތް {{tag|n}}| މިފޮތް (this book)}} | # {{morphTest|މި{{tag|prn}} + ފޮތް {{tag|n}}| މިފޮތް (this book)}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:37, 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:
