އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެ
“އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެ” (ahannah kurevijje) — it worked for me in Maldivian. Phrase, level B1. The ending means 'it succeeded', not 'I did': one word says 'I did', another 'it came off for me'. The doer stands with a tail, not as the subject. In a live sentence: “ދެވަނަ ފަހަރު އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެ” — On the second try it worked for me. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters އ, ަ, ހ, ަ, ނ, ް, ނ, ަ, ށ, ް, ކ, ު.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެ |
| Read in Latin letters | ahannah kurevijje |
| Translation | it worked for me |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެahannah kurevijjeit worked for me
Why it looks that way
The ending means 'it succeeded', not 'I did': one word says 'I did', another 'it came off for me'. The doer stands with a tail, not as the subject.
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- ދެވަނަ ފަހަރު އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެdhevana faharu ahannah kurevijjeOn the second try it worked for me
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “it worked for me” in Maldivian?
«އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެ», read “ahannah kurevijje”. In a live sentence: “ދެވަނަ ފަހަރު އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެ” — On the second try it worked for me. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters އ, ަ, ހ, ަ, ނ, ް, ނ, ަ, ށ, ް, ކ, ު.
How is “އަހަންނަށް ކުރެވިއްޖެ” written in Latin letters?
ahannah kurevijje. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
The ending means 'it succeeded', not 'I did': one word says 'I did', another 'it came off for me'. The doer stands with a tail, not as the subject. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.