{"id":122,"date":"2009-10-31T12:54:46","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T16:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=122"},"modified":"2014-06-20T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T15:11:36","slug":"arabic-case-marking-with-the-dual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-case-marking-with-the-dual\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Case Marking with the Dual"},"content":{"rendered":"

In previous posts, I explained the case marking system and the dual. In this post, I put explain them together in order to make their use together clearer. There are 2 endings that can be used with dual nouns and adjectives, i.e. (\u0627\u0646<\/span>) and (\u0640\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/span>). In the nominative case, i.e. when the noun is used as a subject or as predicate of nominal sentences, the nominative case applies and the ending (\u0627\u0646<\/span>) is used, e.g.<\/p>\n

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\u062f\u0631\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0646\u0641\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0641. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBoth new students studies at the same class.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u062b\u0642\u064a\u0644\u0627\u0646.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe <\/span>(2) <\/span>big books are heavy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the noun is used as an object, the case is accusative and the ending (\u0640\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/span>) is used, e.g.<\/p>\n

\u0642\u0631\u0623\u062a \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0646.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI read <\/span>(2) <\/span>useful books.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u0646\u0627 \u0632\u0645\u064a\u0644\u062a\u064a\u0646 \u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u062a\u064a\u0646.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe met <\/span>(2) <\/span>old colleagues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the noun is used after a preposition or after the first word of an idafa construction, the case is genitive and the ending (\u0640\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/span>) is used, e.g.<\/p>\n

\u062a\u0643\u0644\u0645\u062a \u0645\u0639 \u0635\u062f\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0646 \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0646.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke with <\/span>(2) <\/span>new friends.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u063a\u0631\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0633\u0639\u0629.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe room of the <\/span>(2) <\/span>students is spacious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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It should be noted that the same applies to other dual forms that can be used with the nouns not only the adjectives, e.g. demonstratives and relative pronouns. Consider the use of the relative pronouns in the following sentences.<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0630\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0635\u0641\u064a \u0644\u0637\u064a\u0641\u0627\u0646 . <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe <\/span>(2) <\/span>new students who study at my class are nice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0630\u064a\u0646 \u064a\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0635\u0641\u064a. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI met the <\/span>(2) <\/span>new students who study at my class.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0647\u0627\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0642\u0635\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0634\u064a\u0642\u062a\u0627\u0646. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese are <\/span>(2) <\/span>interesting stories.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In previous posts, I explained the case marking system and the dual. In this post, I put explain them together in order to make their use together clearer. There are 2 endings that can be used with dual nouns and adjectives, i.e. (\u0627\u0646) and (\u0640\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646). In the nominative case, i.e. when the noun is used…<\/p>\n

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