މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ
“މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ” (misraabu badhalukuranee) — to turn the tide in Maldivian. Verb, level B1. Literally 'changes the course': the direction of travel, a seafaring word. The pivot's figure of breaking the run of things Dhivehi conveys through the helm, not through a break. In a live sentence: “ދެވަނަ ހާފުގައި މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރި” — In the second half they turned the tide. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters މ, ި, ސ, ް, ރ, ާ, ބ, ު, ބ, ަ, ދ, ަ.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ |
| Read in Latin letters | misraabu badhalukuranee |
| Translation | to turn the tide |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
- މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރަނީmisraabu badhalukuraneeto turn the tide
Why it looks that way
Literally 'changes the course': the direction of travel, a seafaring word. The pivot's figure of breaking the run of things Dhivehi conveys through the helm, not through a break.
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 ހާފުގައި މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރިdhevana haafugai misraabu badhalukuriIn the second half they turned the tide
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 turn the tide” in Maldivian?
«މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ», read “misraabu badhalukuranee”. In a live sentence: “ދެވަނަ ހާފުގައި މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރި” — In the second half they turned the tide. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Verb, level B1; written with the characters މ, ި, ސ, ް, ރ, ާ, ބ, ު, ބ, ަ, ދ, ަ.
How is “މިސްރާބު ބަދަލުކުރަނީ” written in Latin letters?
misraabu badhalukuranee. 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 'changes the course': the direction of travel, a seafaring word. The pivot's figure of breaking the run of things Dhivehi conveys through the helm, not through a break. 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.