Dhivehi/Grammar

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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

  • Demonstrative Pronouns
  • Personal Pronouns
  • Interrogative Pronouns

Numerals

Verbs


Adjectives

Postpositions and Adverbs

Pluralization

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