ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާ
“ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާ” (konmehen beynunvaa) — necessary in Maldivian. Adjective, level A2. Literally 'needed without fail': beynun you have already met as 'need', the other piece is 'come what may'. To understand the word you must already be able to say that one can't do without something — hence A2. In a live sentence: “ފެނަކީ ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާ އެއްޗެއް” — Water is a necessary thing. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Maldivian course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Maldivian | ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާ |
| Read in Latin letters | konmehen beynunvaa |
| Translation | necessary |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Level | A2 |
- ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާkonmehen beynunvaanecessary
Why it looks that way
Literally 'needed without fail': beynun you have already met as 'need', the other piece is 'come what may'. To understand the word you must already be able to say that one can't do without something — hence A2
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.
- ފެނަކީ ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާ އެއްޗެއްfenakee konmehen beynunvaa echchehWater is a necessary thing
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 “necessary” in Maldivian?
«ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާ», read “konmehen beynunvaa”. In a live sentence: “ފެނަކީ ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާ އެއްޗެއް” — Water is a necessary thing. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Adjective, level A2; written with the characters ކ, ޮ, ނ, ް, މ, ެ, ހ, ެ, ނ, ް, ބ, ޭ.
How is “ކޮންމެހެން ބޭނުންވާ” written in Latin letters?
konmehen beynunvaa. 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 'needed without fail': beynun you have already met as 'need', the other piece is 'come what may'. To understand the word you must already be able to say that one can't do without something — hence A2. 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 this 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.