Tag Archives: Arabic grammar
Revising the dual, Answers Posted by aziza on Oct 30, 2015
In this post, I present the answers of the exercises posted earlier to revise the dual forms in Arabic. The tables below present the dual forms in Arabic and some examples A- Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the verbs: عمتي و خالتي تخرجتا من نفس الكلية. (تخرج عاد* الزميلان إلى…
Revising the dual Posted by aziza on Oct 30, 2015
In this post, I present some exercises which you can use to revise your knowledge of the dual forms in Arabic. First, check out the tables below that revises the dual forms, and then try to answer the exercises below. A- Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the verbs: عمتي و خالتي…
Verbs with hamza – exercises Posted by aziza on Aug 31, 2015
Verbs that have hamza as a root letter are called (الفعل المهموز). Hamza can appear as a first, second or third radical letter. In this post, we answer some exercises to practice conjugating these verbs. First of all, there is the conjugation of the verbs given as an exercise in my previous post. Complete the…
Irregular verbs in Arabic – Exercises Posted by aziza on Jul 26, 2015
In a previous post, I explained how to conjugate weak verbs, i.e. begin with waw (و) or yaa (ي) as root letters. In this post, I present some exercises on the same topic. First of all, please find below the conjugation of the verb (وقف). Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the…
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…