Dhivehi and English/Contrastive Grammar

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SOV Word Order

• (div) !އަހަރެން އެކަނި ދުކޮހް ލާ → (eng) Leave me alone!

  (div) !<sent>ލާ<mod> ދުކޮހް<v><tv><act><pres><p3><imp> އެކަނި<adj> އަހަރެން<prn><pers><p1><sg><std><dir> → (eng) Leave<vblex><inf> me<prn><obj><p1><mf><sg> alone<adv>!

• (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.

މާދަމާ<adv> އަލީ<np> ފާހަނަ<n><nhum><sg><def><dir> ސ ކުރާނެ.

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

Sentence Final -އެވެ

• (div) މަދްރަސާ ގެއަށްވުރެ މާ ބޮޑެވެ. → (eng) The school is much bigger than the house.

  (div) މަދްރަސާ ގެއަށްވުރެ މާ ބޮޑެވެ.‏ <none> → (eng) The school is much bigger than the house.

މަދްރަސާ ގެއަށްވުރެ މާ ބޮޑެވެ

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• (div) އެކަމަކު 24 ގަޑި އިރު ނުވަނީސް އެމީހުން ވަނީ ދުކޮށްލާފައެވެ. → (eng) But they were released within 24 hours.

  (div) އެކަމަކު 24 ގަޑި އިރު ނުވަނީސް އެމީހުން ވަނީ ދުކޮށްލާފައެވެ. → (eng) But they were released within 24 hours.

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Future Tense Marked with Suffix

• (div) މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ. → (eng) The competition will end today.

  (div) މާދަމާ އަލީ ފާހަނަ ސާފު ކުރާނެ. → (eng) The competition will end today.

• (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.