{"id":52,"date":"2009-05-16T21:21:16","date_gmt":"2009-05-17T01:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=51"},"modified":"2014-06-13T20:55:58","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T20:55:58","slug":"the-accusative-case-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-accusative-case-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Accusative Case in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The accusative case (<\/span>\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0635\u0628<\/span>) is the case of nouns used as object in verbal sentences, and their modifying adjectives. Nouns and adjectives that are accusative are called (<\/span>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0635\u0648\u0628<\/span>) in Arabic. There are various endings used to mark the accusative case; depending on the number, gender and definiteness of the noun or adjective in question.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Definite singular (and broken plural) nouns and adjectives are marked by (<\/span><\/strong>\u0641\u062a\u062d\u0629<\/span><\/strong>) which is written as (<\/span><\/strong>\u0640\u064e<\/span><\/strong>), and sounds like a short \/a\/ <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u062a\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064e<\/span> \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u064e<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I met<\/span>the<\/span>new<\/span><\/span> student<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Indefinite singular (and broken plural) nouns and adjectives are marked by (<\/span><\/strong>\u062a\u0646\u0648\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u062d<\/span><\/strong>) which is written as (<\/span><\/strong>\u0627\u064b<\/span><\/strong>) and has the sound \/ an\/ <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u062a\u064f \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u064b<\/span> \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0627\u064b<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I met <\/span>a new<\/span> student<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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It should be noted that (<\/span>\u062a\u0646\u0648\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u062d<\/span>) when written on<\/span>nouns ending in ta\u2019 marbouTa appears only as (\u0640\u064b<\/span>) without the associated alif.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u062a\u064f \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0629\u064b<\/span> \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629\u064b<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I met <\/span>a new<\/span> student<\/span><\/span> (feminine)<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dual nouns and adjectives are marked by the suffix (\u064a\u0646<\/span>) <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u062a\u064f \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0646<\/span> \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0646<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I met <\/span>new<\/span><\/span> students<\/span><\/span> (masculine dual)<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sound masculine plural<\/span><\/strong> nouns and adjectives are marked by the suffix (\u064a\u0646<\/span>) <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u062a\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064a\u0646<\/span> \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646\u064a\u064a\u0646<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I met <\/span>the Lebanese<\/span> teachers<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The accusative case (\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0635\u0628) is the case of nouns used as object in verbal sentences, and their modifying adjectives. Nouns and adjectives that are accusative are called (\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0635\u0648\u0628) in Arabic. There are various endings used to mark the accusative case; depending on the number, gender and definiteness of the noun or adjective in question…<\/p>\n

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