LingoflyPronouns in Maldivian
25 words in Maldivian on the topic “pronouns”: އަހަރެން (aharen) — I, ކަލޭ (kaley) — you (informal), ތިޔަ ބޭފުޅާ (thiya beyfulhaa) — you (polite), އޭނާ (eynaa) — he. 25 words can be played from recordings.
25 words on the topic
- އަހަރެންaharenIAdd the tail -ge and it turns possessive: aharenge, 'my'
- ކަލޭkaleyyou (informal)The informal you, for close friends and equals only. To a stranger it sounds rude — there you use thiya beyfulhaa
- ތިޔަ ބޭފުޅާthiya beyfulhaayou (polite)The polite you for one person: beyfulhaa is a respectful 'person'. The safe choice with any stranger
- އޭނާeynaaheDhivehi has no grammatical gender: eynaa means both he and she. Only the situation tells them apart
- އަހަރެމެންaharemenweThe plural of aharen: the ending -men turns 'I' into 'we'. There is no dual number in Dhivehi
- އެމީހުންemeehuntheyLiterally 'those people': e, 'that', plus meehun, 'people'. About things you don't say it that way
- އަހަރެންގެaharengemyFrom aharen, 'I', plus the possessive tail -ge. All possessives are built this way
- ކަލޭގެkaleygeyour (informal)The step for an equal. For an elder it's thiya beyfulhaage — the register gap is wider than in English
- އަހަރެމެންގެaharemengeourFrom aharemen, 'we': the plural is built with the tail -men, not a different root
- ތިޔަބޭފުޅުންގެthiyabeyfulhungeyour (polite)The polite form, and one of the longest everyday words in the language. In writing it gets shortened
- އޭނާގެeynaagehis, her, theirNo gender again: eynaage works for a man or a woman alike. 'Their' is emeehunge
- އަމިއްލަamillaone's ownAlso 'personal, private': amilla masakkaiy, 'one's own business'
- އަމިއްލައަށްamillaahoneselfThe same amilla with the 'to whom' tail -ah — literally 'to oneself'
- ހުރިހާhurihaaall, wholeStands before the noun: hurihaa dhuvahu, 'the whole day'. It also means 'everyone, everything'
- ކޮންމެ މީހަކުkonme meehakueach oneLiterally 'every person': konme is 'each' before any noun
- ކޮންމެkonmeanyOne word covers 'every' and 'any' — context decides which
- މިmithisThree steps: mi beside me, thi by you, e over there. One letter each
- އެethat (one)The farthest step. From it also comes eynaa, 'he, she'
- އެފަދަefadhasuchFrom fadha, 'alike'. Three steps here too: mi-, thi-, efadha
- އަނެއްanehanotherAneiy is 'the other of two', ehen is 'a different one altogether' — the gap between 'the other' and 'another'
- އެއްވެސްevvesnone whatsoeverIn a statement it means 'whichever'; in a negation, 'none'. One word, two jobs
- މީހަކުmeehakusomeoneFrom meehaa, 'person', with the indefinite tail -ku — literally 'a certain person'
- އެއްޗެއްechchehsomething (a thing)From echchehi, 'a thing'. Partner to 'someone', assembled with the same tail
- އެކަކުވެސްekakuvesnone of themFrom ekaku, 'one person', plus ves. It demands a negation on the verb
- އެއްވެސް އެއްޗެއްeves echchehnothingAssembled from the 'whichever' word and 'a thing'. The verb with it must carry a negation
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
އަހަރެން (aharen) — I. Add the tail -ge and it turns possessive: aharenge, 'my'.
ކަލޭ (kaley) — you (informal). The informal you, for close friends and equals only. To a stranger it sounds rude — there you use thiya beyfulhaa.
ތިޔަ ބޭފުޅާ (thiya beyfulhaa) — you (polite). The polite you for one person: beyfulhaa is a respectful 'person'. The safe choice with any stranger.
އޭނާ (eynaa) — he. Dhivehi has no grammatical gender: eynaa means both he and she. Only the situation tells them apart.
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is އަހަރެން (aharen) — I.
- What is this word?
It is ކަލޭގެ (kaleyge) — your (informal).
- What is this word?
It is ކޮންމެ މީހަކު (konme meehaku) — each one.
- What is this word?
It is މީހަކު (meehaku) — someone.
- What is this word?
It is އޭނާ (eynaa) — he.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “I” in Maldivian?
Add the tail -ge and it turns possessive: aharenge, 'my'
- How do you say “your (informal)” in Maldivian?
The step for an equal. For an elder it's thiya beyfulhaage — the register gap is wider than in English
- How do you say “each one” in Maldivian?
Literally 'every person': konme is 'each' before any noun
- How do you say “someone” in Maldivian?
From meehaa, 'person', with the indefinite tail -ku — literally 'a certain person'
- How do you say “he” in Maldivian?
Dhivehi has no grammatical gender: eynaa means both he and she. Only the situation tells them apart
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
I, you, we, they. There is a handful of them, they turn up in every sentence, and politeness rides on them: most of these languages keep a formal “you” apart from a familiar one, and choosing the wrong one is noticed faster than a mispronounced word.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- 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.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “I” in Maldivian?
«އަހަރެން» (aharen), read “aharen”. Add the tail -ge and it turns possessive: aharenge, 'my'. It is one of 25 words in the set “pronouns” — the rest are in the table above.
How many pronouns do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 25 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
Is there audio?
Yes, 25 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.