ހެދުން ބާލަނީ
“ހެދުން ބާލަނީ” (hedhun baalanee) — to undress in Maldivian. Verb, level A1, topic — everyday life and routine. Partner to getting dressed: baalanee is 'to take off', the same word as in 'take off the beard'. In a live sentence: “އޭނާ ފެންވަރަން ކުރިން ހެދުން ބާލާ” — He undresses before the shower. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters ހ, ެ, ދ, ު, ނ, ް, ބ, ާ, ލ, ަ, ނ, ީ.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ހެދުން ބާލަނީ |
| Read in Latin letters | hedhun baalanee |
| Translation | to undress |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | A1 |
- ހެދުން ބާލަނީhedhun baalaneeto undress
Why it looks that way
Partner to getting dressed: baalanee is 'to take off', the same word as in 'take off the beard'
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 ފެންވަރަން ކުރިން ހެދުން ބާލާeynaa fenvaranee kurin hedhun baalaaHe undresses before the shower
Nearby words: everyday life and routine
Work, home, rest, errands. The words the answer to “how are things?” is made of.
- މަސައްކަތްmasakkaiyworkWritten with a doubled s, heard as 'masakkai'. The verb is masakkai kuranee
- މަސައްކަތްކުރަނީmasakkaiykuraneeto workMasakkaiy, 'work', plus kuranee, 'do'. Like every -nee form it doesn't change for person: 'I work' and 'he works' sound alike
- ހޭލަނީheylaneeto wake upFrom hey, 'consciousness, alertness'. To wake someone else is heylavanee
- ތެދުވަނީthedhuvaneeto get upFrom thedhu, 'straight'. To get up is to straighten up
- މޫނު ދޮންނަނީmoonu dhonnaneeto wash one's faceLiterally 'wash the face' — Dhivehi names what is washed, and so do Turkish and Armenian
- އިސްތަށިގަނޑު ރީތިކުރަނީisthashigandu reethikuraneeto fix one's hairLiterally 'make the hair beautiful'. There is no separate verb for combing oneself
- ތުނބުޅި ބާލަނީthunbulhi baalaneeto shaveLiterally 'take off the beard', as in Kazakh. The image coincided across languages
- ހެދުން ލަނީhedhun laneeto get dressedLiterally 'put on clothes'. Lanee is 'to put', a heavily loaded verb
- އިށީންނަނީisheennaneeto sit downBoth 'sit down' and 'sit'. The tense tells them apart, not the root
- އޮށޯންނަނީoshoannaneeto lie downBoth 'lie down' and 'lie'. Built like 'to sit down'
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “everyday life and routine”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “to undress” in Maldivian?
Partner to getting dressed: baalanee is 'to take off', the same word as in 'take off the beard'
- How do you say “to shave” in Maldivian?
Literally 'take off the beard', as in Kazakh. The image coincided across languages
- How do you say “to wake up” in Maldivian?
From hey, 'consciousness, alertness'. To wake someone else is heylavanee
- How do you say “to lie down” in Maldivian?
Both 'lie down' and 'lie'. Built like 'to sit down'
- How do you say “to fix one's hair” in Maldivian?
Literally 'make the hair beautiful'. There is no separate verb for combing oneself
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 undress” in Maldivian?
«ހެދުން ބާލަނީ», read “hedhun baalanee”. In a live sentence: “އޭނާ ފެންވަރަން ކުރިން ހެދުން ބާލާ” — He undresses before the shower. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level A1, from the set “everyday life and routine”; written with the characters ހ, ެ, ދ, ު, ނ, ް, ބ, ާ, ލ, ަ, ނ, ީ.
How is “ހެދުން ބާލަނީ” written in Latin letters?
hedhun baalanee. 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?
Partner to getting dressed: baalanee is 'to take off', the same word as in 'take off the beard'. 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.