Dhivehi and English/Contrastive Grammar

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div-eng tests

SOV Word Order

  • (div) !އަހަރެން އެކަނި ދުކޮހް ލާ → (eng) Leave me alone!
    (div) !އަހަރެން އެކަނި ދުކޮހް ލާ<prn><pers><p1><sg><std><dir> → (eng) Leave me alone!
  • (div) މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ. → (eng) Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.
    (div) މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ. → (eng) Tomorrow Ali will clean the bathroom.

No explicit "be" except in Noun-Noun Sentences

Human/Non-human Distinction

Sentence Final -އެވެ

Future Tense Marked with Suffix

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