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Irregular verbs in Arabic Posted by aziza on Jul 13, 2015
Verbs that begin with waw (و) or yaa (ي) as root letters are called weak verbs (الفِعْل المِثَال). When weak verbs are conjugated in the present tense, the first letter of the verb disappears, but when they are conjugated in the past tense, the first letter remains. Examples of weak verbs are وصل = arrived…
Types of objects – Exercises Posted by aziza on Jun 26, 2015
In my previous post, I explained types of objects. In this post, I present some exercises on this topic. Identify the objects in the sentences below, mention their types an vowel them appropriately. يقرأ التلميذ القرآن أدرس رغبة في الحصول على المعرفة شكرت المديرة البنت سأخرج مع أسرتي صباحاً يحترم الجميع المجتهد سأعود مساءً من…
Types of object Posted by aziza on Jun 26, 2015
In Arabic the object (المفعول) is always accusative (منصوب). There are different types of objects. In this post, I mention some types of objects in Arabic grammar and give examples of them. المفعول به This is the object of the verb, i.e. the person or thing affected by the action, e.g. أكل الرجل طعامَه. قرأ…
Arabic Nouns: Accusatives Posted by Fisal on Jun 10, 2015
Ahlan أهــْــلاً , Arabic lovers! Today, we are going to continue our Index of Arabic Grammar. We have gone a bit deeper so far. However, it is still a long way! In a previous grammar post, we discussed the Arabic Nouns Case. This post was followed by another on the Arabic Nouns; Nominatives. Today…
Learn the 10 Most Common Political Ideologies in Arabic (2) Posted by jesa on May 30, 2015
Marhaba! I believe that most of you enjoyed learning the 10 most common political ideologies in Arabic. Others I am sure just refreshed their memory. Similar to my earlier advice on the 100 most common words in Arabic, you will undoubtedly come across most if not all these words in any daily Arabic newspaper or…
Question words with prepositions Posted by aziza on May 15, 2015
Some Arabic particles join each other when they come together, e.g. when certain prepositions come with question words, they join each other to make one word. They are easy to guess, but hard to identify for new learners of Arabic. I hope you find the following list useful: عن + ماذا = عمّ عمّ تتكلم؟…
Learn the 10 Most Common Political Ideologies in Arabic Posted by jesa on May 12, 2015
Marhaba! We are all influenced by one ideology or another. Maybe we are influenced by two or three at a time. In any case, ideologies provide context for our ideas and beliefs. You might not find yourself belonging to any of the most common political ideologies. Fear not, you can always create your own –ism…