{"id":135,"date":"2009-12-06T14:43:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-06T18:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=135"},"modified":"2014-06-20T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T15:42:06","slug":"there-is-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/there-is-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"The expression “There is” in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The expressions \u2018there is\u2019 and \u2018there are\u2019 are expressed in two ways in Arabic. The first one is using (\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643\u064e<\/span>) which literally means \u2018there\u2019. This expression is used in a nominal sentence with a fronted predicate, and the subject of the sentence is usually indefinite, e.g.<\/p>\n

\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643\u064e<\/span>\u0631\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0644\u064c \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0639.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a man in the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643\u064e<\/span>\u0645\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0643\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0629!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a problem!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Like other nominal sentences, these sentences are negated using (\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633<\/span>).<\/span> If the subject of the sentence is masculine, we should use (\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633<\/span>), but if it is feminine we should use (\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633\u064e\u062a<\/span>).<\/p>\n

\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633 \u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643\u064e<\/span>\u0631\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0644\u064c \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0639.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no man in the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633\u064e\u062a \u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643\u064e<\/span>\u0645\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0643\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0629!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no problem!\u201d<\/p>\n

The second way of expressing \u2018there is\u2019 and \u2018there are\u2019 involves the use of the verb (\u064a\u0648\u062c\u062f<\/span>) which means \u2018exist\u2019 in the present form. It has to agree with the subject whether it is masculine or feminine as the examples below:<\/p>\n

\u064a\u0648\u062c\u064e\u062f<\/span>\u0631\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0644\u064c \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0639.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a man in the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u062a\u0648\u062c\u064e\u062f \u0645\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0643\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0629!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a problem!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Like other present tense verbs, the sentences are negated using (\u0644\u0627<\/span>), for example:<\/p>\n

\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0648\u062c\u064e\u062f<\/span>\u0631\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0644\u064c \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0639.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no man in the street.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0648\u062c\u064e\u062f \u0645\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0643\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0629!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no problem!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The expressions \u2018there is\u2019 and \u2018there are\u2019 are expressed in two ways in Arabic. The first one is using (\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643\u064e) which literally means \u2018there\u2019. This expression is used in a nominal sentence with a fronted predicate, and the subject of the sentence is usually indefinite, e.g. \u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0644\u064c \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0639. \u201cThere is a man in the…<\/p>\n

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