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The Arabic Sentence : The Nominal Sentence Posted by Fisal on Nov 20, 2011
We said before that there are two main types of Arabic sentences; the Nominal Sentence and the Verbal Sentence. Today we will focus on the first type. The Nominal Sentence الجملة الاسمية /Al-Jomlah Al-Ismiyyah/ is that which starts with a noun اسم /Ism/. This sentence consists of two important items to complete its meaning. These…
Interrogative Particles (Part 2) أدوات الاستفهام Posted by Fisal on Oct 19, 2011
Last time, we were introduced to the Wh-question particles; (Interrogative Adverbs). Today we will be introduced to the second type; the Yes/No-question particles. In Arabic, there are two ways of asking a question that needs a yes/no-answer. These two particles are هَلْ /hal/ and the Hamza أ /aa/ which are both equal to all the…
Interrogative Particles (Part 1) أدوات الاستفهام Posted by Fisal on Oct 17, 2011
Today we are going to learn about the question particles in Arabic. The particles of today are equivalent to the Wh-question particles; (Interrogative Adverbs) in English. These particles are considered Mabni words (or Mabni Nouns) as they don’t change pronunciation. Question particles should always start the question sentence and can only be preceded by…
Punctuation Marks (Part 2) Posted by aziza on Sep 29, 2011
Comma (الفاصلة) ، We use the comma in a number of cases: 1- After appellation, i.e. expressions with (يا) لفظ المنادى, e.g. يا محمد، أجب على السؤال. Mohammed, answer the question. 2- To separate parts of complex and compound sentences, e.g. عندما أسافر إلى مصر، سأزور الأهرام. When I travel to Egypt, I will see…
Punctuation marks Posted by aziza on Sep 27, 2011
After getting a question about punctuation marks (علامات الترقيم), I write about the topic again. There are a lot of similarities between the use of punctuation marks in Arabic and in English. Full stop (النقطة) . We use the full stop at the end of complete sentences, e.g. علامات الترقيم مهمة جدا في فهم النص…
Arabic Prepositions (Part 2) حروف الجر Posted by Fisal on Sep 23, 2011
Prepositions are very important words in any language. Today, we are going to learn the Arabic prepositions and their meanings. Arabic preposition particles are Mabni words كلمات مبنية which means that they mostly have a fixed pronunciation regardless of their position in the sentence. These words also inflect the noun that follows them and cause…
Arabic Prepositions (Part 1) حروف الجر Posted by Fisal on Sep 21, 2011
Prepositions are very important words in any language. Today, we are going to learn the Arabic prepositions and their meanings. Arabic prepositions are Mabni words كلمات مبنية which means that they mostly have a fixed pronunciation regardless of their position in the sentence. These nouns also inflect the noun that follows them and cause it to end…