{"id":349,"date":"2010-04-07T23:29:10","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T23:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=349"},"modified":"2014-06-25T15:45:10","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T15:45:10","slug":"using-arabic-prepositions-with-question-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/using-arabic-prepositions-with-question-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Arabic Prepositions with Question words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prepositions can be used with question words in Arabic\u00a0 just like English to make questions like from where? or where to? Examples of these questions can be found below:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0645\u0646 \u0623\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0646\u062a\u061f<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere are you from?\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u064a\u0646 \u0646\u0630\u0647\u0628\u061f<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere do we go?\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062a\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0638\u0627\u0631\u061f<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil when do you wait?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Certain prepositions like (\u0645\u0646) and (\u0639\u0646) can join question words like (\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627) to make one much shorter word which can be confusing to new learners of Arabic. Consider the following examples:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0639\u0645\u0651 (= \u0639\u0646 + \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627) \u062a\u062a\u0643\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0646\u061f<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0645\u0645\u0651 (= \u0645\u0646 + \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627) \u064a\u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0628\u0642\u061f<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does this dish consist of?\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\u0641\u064a\u0645 (= \u0641\u064a + \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627) \u00a0\u064a\u062a\u062e\u0635\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0628\u064a\u0628\u061f<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is the doctor specialized in?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is important to recognize these constructions and also to use them appropriately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepositions can be used with question words in Arabic\u00a0 just like English to make questions like from where? or where to? Examples of these questions can be found below: \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0646\u062a\u061f \u201cWhere are you from?\u201d \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u064a\u0646 \u0646\u0630\u0647\u0628\u061f \u201cWhere do we go?\u201d \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062a\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0638\u0627\u0631\u061f \u201cUntil when do you wait?\u201d Certain prepositions like (\u0645\u0646)&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/using-arabic-prepositions-with-question-words\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[125,3363],"class_list":["post-349","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-grammar","tag-prepositions","tag-question-words"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prepositions can be used with question words in Arabic just like English to make questions like from where? 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