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)
- (div) ކޮބާ ފާހަނަ؟ → (eng) Where is the bathroom?
- (div) ކޮބާ ފާހަނަ؟ → (eng) Where is the bathroom?
- (div) އަހަރެން ފެތެނީ! → (eng) I am sinking!
- (div) އަހަރެން ފެތެނީ! → (eng) I am sinking!
Human/Non-human Distinction
- (div) މީހާ → (eng) person
- (div) މީހާ<n><hum><sg><def><dir> → (eng) person
- (div) މަދްރަސާ → (eng) school
- (div) މަދްރަސާ → (eng) school
- (div) ތަރައްގީ → (eng) improvement
- (div) ތަރައްގީ → (eng) improvement