ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުން
“ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުން” (ganevey varu vun) — to afford in Maldivian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'to be within the measure at which it is bought'. The verb is the involuntary form: 'it gets bought', with no buyer named. In a live sentence: “އައު ފޯނެއް ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުން” — To afford a new phone. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ގ, ަ, ނ, ެ, ވ, ޭ, ވ, ަ, ރ, ު, ވ, ު.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުން |
| Read in Latin letters | ganevey varu vun |
| Translation | to afford |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުންganevey varu vunto afford
Why it looks that way
Literally 'to be within the measure at which it is bought'. The verb is the involuntary form: 'it gets bought', with no buyer named.
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.
- އައު ފޯނެއް ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުންau foaneh ganevey varu vunTo afford a new phone
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 afford” in Maldivian?
«ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުން», read “ganevey varu vun”. In a live sentence: “އައު ފޯނެއް ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުން” — To afford a new phone. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ގ, ަ, ނ, ެ, ވ, ޭ, ވ, ަ, ރ, ު, ވ, ު.
How is “ގަނެވޭ ވަރު ވުން” written in Latin letters?
ganevey varu vun. 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?
Literally 'to be within the measure at which it is bought'. The verb is the involuntary form: 'it gets bought', with no buyer named. 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.