{"id":44,"date":"2009-04-24T21:51:23","date_gmt":"2009-04-25T01:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=42"},"modified":"2014-06-13T20:34:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T20:34:18","slug":"practicing-plural-agreement-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/practicing-plural-agreement-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Practicing Plural Agreement in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"

In one of my older posts<\/a>, I explained that number agreement is very important in Arabic, and when we write or speak about one person or object, it is different from writing or speaking about 2 (dual), or about 3 or more (plural). Number agreement affects all parts of the sentence; nouns, pronouns, verbs, etc. Older posts in grammar explain a lot of things about these.<\/p>\n

In this posting, I aim to put this knowledge into practice by providing some sentences in the singular and then changing them into plural. The best thing to do would be to try and change the sentences into plural yourself and then scroll down the page to check your answers.<\/p>\n

Here are the sentences to change into plural. The underlined words are the ones you need to change and then change the sentence accordingly. When you have finishes, scroll down to check your answers. If you have any questions, please ask using the comment section!<\/p>\n

1.<\/span>\u0623\u062e\u064a<\/span><\/span> \u0645\u0634\u063a\u0648\u0644 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644.<\/span><\/p>\n

(My brother is busy with his work)<\/p>\n

2.<\/span>\u0647\u064a<\/span><\/span> \u0628\u0646\u062a \u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629.<\/span><\/p>\n

(She is an Egyptian girl)<\/p>\n

3.<\/span>\u0623\u0646\u062a<\/span><\/span> \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0627\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a \u062a\u0633\u0643\u0646 \u0648\u062a\u062f\u0631\u0633 \u0641\u064a \u0646\u064a\u0648\u064a\u0648\u0631\u0643.<\/span><\/p>\n

(You are an English student and you live and study in New York)<\/p>\n

4.<\/span>\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0634\u0627\u0631\u0639<\/span> \u0648\u0627\u0633\u0639 \u0648\u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644.<\/span><\/p>\n

(This is a wide and beautiful street.)<\/p>\n

5.<\/span>\u0647\u0648<\/span><\/span> \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0630 \u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a \u064a\u062f\u0631\u0651\u0633 \u0641\u064a \u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0623\u0648\u0643\u0633\u0641\u0648\u0631\u062f.<\/span><\/p>\n

(He is an Arab professor who teaches at Oxford University)<\/p>\n

A<\/p>\n

N<\/p>\n

S<\/p>\n

W<\/p>\n

E<\/p>\n

R<\/p>\n

S<\/p>\n

1.<\/span>\u0625\u062e\u0648\u062a\u064a \u0645\u0634\u063a\u0648\u0644\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/span>\u0647\u0646 \u0628\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0627\u062a.<\/span><\/p>\n

3.<\/span>\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0645 \u0637\u0644\u0627\u0628 \u0625\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632 \u062a\u0633\u0643\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0648\u062a\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a <\/span>\u0646\u064a\u0648\u064a\u0648\u0631\u0643<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

4.<\/span>\u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0634\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0639 \u0648\u0627\u0633\u0639\u0629 \u0648\u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0629.<\/span><\/p>\n

5.<\/span>\u0647\u0645 \u0623\u0633\u0627\u062a\u0630\u0629 \u0639\u0631\u0628 \u064a\u062f\u0631\u0651\u0633\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0623\u0648\u0643\u0633\u0641\u0648\u0631\u062f.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In one of my older posts, I explained that number agreement is very important in Arabic, and when we write or speak about one person or object, it is different from writing or speaking about 2 (dual), or about 3 or more (plural). Number agreement affects all parts of the sentence; nouns, pronouns, verbs, etc…<\/p>\n

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