Present tense in -ނީ (-nee)
The form in -ނީ describes what is happening now or in general: ދަނީ (go), ކަނީ (eat), ބޮނީ (drink), އުޅެނީ (live). For example: “އަހަރެން ދަނީ” — I go. A rule from the Maldivian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The form in -ނީ describes what is happening now or in general: ދަނީ (go), ކަނީ (eat), ބޮނީ (drink), އުޅެނީ (live).
Good news: the form does not change with the person. "I go", "you go", "they go" — everywhere the same ދަނީ; only the pronoun changes.
By example
- އަހަރެން ދަނީaharen dhaneeI go
- އޭނާ ދަނީeynaa dhaneeHe goes
- އަހަރެމެން ދަނީaharemen dhaneeWe go
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Dhivehi present tense on -nee?
The form in -ނީ describes what is happening now or in general: ދަނީ (go), ކަނީ (eat), ބޮނީ (drink), އުޅެނީ (live).
Does the Dhivehi verb change for person?
Good news: the form does not change with the person. "I go", "you go", "they go" — everywhere the same ދަނީ; only the pronoun changes.
What the Dhivehi ending -nee means?
Good news: the form does not change with the person. "I go", "you go", "they go" — everywhere the same ދަނީ; only the pronoun changes.
What does it look like in an example sentence Maldivian?
“އަހަރެން ދަނީ” (aharen dhanee) — I go. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.