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Practice agreement in Arabic Posted by aziza on Oct 16, 2016
In this post, we practice subject-verb agreement and dual agreement in Arabic. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets then change the subject of each sentence into dual. صديقتي ———— من الجامعة السنة القادمة. (تخرّج) أخي ———— في جامعة أوكسفورد الآن. (عمل) صديقي العربي ———— في جامعة لندن العام الماضي…
10 Must Read Posts for Beginners Posted by jesa on Aug 2, 2016
Marhaba! If you are reading this, then you must have decided to learn Arabic. Congratulations, or as we say in Arabic, Mabrouk (مبروك)! This is a great and rewarding step. Bearing in mind that learning a new language is a daunting task, you will reap the endless benefits of this learning journey in no time!…
Verb forms I, II, III Posted by aziza on Jun 20, 2016
In Arabic, verbs appear in different forms (patterns) that depend on the root system. The roots of verbs appear in different forms that have the same basic meaning, but different forms give additional meaning to the basic meaning of the verb. In this post, verb forms I, II and II are explained with some examples…
The Diminutive Posted by aziza on Jun 10, 2016
The diminutive (اسم التصغير) is a form used to refer to a smaller or diminishing form of certain nouns and adjectives. It follows the pattern (فُعَيْل) For example, The diminutive of (كتاب) is (كُتَيب) The diminutive of (عبد) is (عُبَيد) The diminutive of (مهر) is (مُهَیر) The diminutive of (جبل) is (جُبَيل) The diminutive of…
Verb Conjugation Exercise Posted by aziza on May 23, 2016
In this exercise, I present an exercise on conjugating verbs. Complete the sentences below with the verbs given in brackets. معظم أصدقائي ————– معي في نفس السنة ولكن مها ————- بعد سنتين. (تخرج) الطلاب —————- عن المحاضرة بسبب الثلج أمس. (تأخر) (أنتم) —————- أن تسافروا معنا اليوم. (أراد) كل جرائد اليوم —————- عن الحادث. (تكلم)…
Saleh Al-Sha’ir: A Declaration of Love Posted by Fisal on May 11, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In today’s post, I am presenting a beautiful love poem by a friend; Saleh Al-Sha’ir صالح الشاعر. Is there a relationship between a person’s name and his/her character and/or his/her interests? I do believe yes. “Saleh صــالــح” is an Arabic adjective that means “pious”! Also, “Al-Sha’ir الــشــاعــر” means “the poet”! There…
Inna and its sisters, Answers Posted by aziza on Mar 28, 2016
Inna and its sisters (إن وأخواتها) are إنَّ وأنَّ ، ولكنَّ ، وكأنَّ وليتَ ولعلَّ After Inna and its sisters (إن وأخواتها), the subject of the nominal sentence (اسم إن) become accusative (منصوب), and the predicate (خبر إن) remains nominative (مرفوع). In this post, I present the answers of the exercises presented earlier to practice…