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Relative Clauses in Arabic Posted by on Jun 23, 2018

A relative clause is a clause (i.e. part of a sentence that does make a complete meaning) that begins with a relative pronoun. It is also called adjective clause. It functions as an adjective because it provides more information (i.e. describes) the noun or pronoun that come before it. In Arabic, it is called جُمْلَة…

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Exercises on relative pronouns, answers Posted by on Sep 24, 2012

In the previous post, I presented exercises on the relative pronouns (الأسماء الموصولة) in Arabic. الذي  = this (sing. masc.) التي = this (sing. fem.) اللذان = these (dual. masc. nom.) اللذين= these (dual. masc. acc./gen.) اللتان = these (dual. fem. nom.) اللتين = these (dual. fem. acc./gen.) الذين = these (plur. masc.) اللاتي = these…

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Some exercises on relative pronouns Posted by on Sep 23, 2012

Do you remember the relative pronouns (الأسماء الموصولة) in Arabic? الذي  = this (sing. masc.) التي = this (sing. fem.) اللذان = these (dual. masc. nom.) اللذين= these (dual. masc. acc./gen.) اللتان = these (dual. fem. nom.) اللتين = these (dual. fem. acc./gen.) الذين = these (plur. masc.) اللاتي = these (plur. fem.) Now, try…

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The use of dual relative pronouns Posted by on Jul 7, 2011

The relative pronouns (الأسماء الموصولة) are used after definite nouns to provide additional information about them, and they are followed by complete sentences, e.g. أحب الكتاب الذي أدرسه. “I like the book which I study.” أحب الكتابين اللذين أدرسهما. “I like the books which I study.” (dual) أحب الكتب التي أدرسها. “I like the books…

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Definite Nouns:(5) Relative Nouns الأسماء الموصولة Posted by on Apr 2, 2011

Today we continue learning about another type of  definite nouns. This new type is known in English as Relative Pronouns . However, in Arabic, they are nouns, not pronouns. A relative noun is a noun referring to a definite thing by a sentence that follows it. This sentence is called  the relative dependant clause or…

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