ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރަނީ
“ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރަނީ” (beysfaruvaa kuranee) — to get treatment in Maldivian. Verb, level A1. Beys faruvaa is 'medicine and care' together. The same verb means 'to treat someone': the case ending of the neighbor noun decides. In a live sentence: “އޭނާ ރާއްޖެއިން ބޭރުގައި ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރޭ” — He gets treatment abroad. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ބ, ޭ, ސ, ް, ފ, ަ, ރ, ު, ވ, ާ, ކ, ު. A word from the everyday Maldivian course, level A1.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރަނީ |
| Read in Latin letters | beysfaruvaa kuranee |
| Translation | to get treatment |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
- ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރަނީbeysfaruvaa kuraneeto get treatment
Why it looks that way
Beys faruvaa is 'medicine and care' together. The same verb means 'to treat someone': the case ending of the neighbor noun decides
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.
- އޭނާ ރާއްޖެއިން ބޭރުގައި ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރޭeynaa raajjein beyrugai beysfaruvaa kureyHe gets treatment abroad
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 “to get treatment” in Maldivian?
«ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރަނީ», read “beysfaruvaa kuranee”. In a live sentence: “އޭނާ ރާއްޖެއިން ބޭރުގައި ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރޭ” — He gets treatment abroad. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1; written with the characters ބ, ޭ, ސ, ް, ފ, ަ, ރ, ު, ވ, ާ, ކ, ު.
How is “ބޭސްފަރުވާ ކުރަނީ” written in Latin letters?
beysfaruvaa kuranee. 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?
Beys faruvaa is 'medicine and care' together. The same verb means 'to treat someone': the case ending of the neighbor noun decides. 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.