{"id":6427,"date":"2012-10-16T14:05:10","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T14:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=6427"},"modified":"2012-10-20T11:17:43","modified_gmt":"2012-10-20T11:17:43","slug":"the-verbal-sentence-part-3-subject-verb-agreement-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-verbal-sentence-part-3-subject-verb-agreement-number\/","title":{"rendered":"The Verbal Sentence (Part 3) &#8211; Subject-Verb Agreement: Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Today we are going to continue our study of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-sentences-the-verbal-sentence\">Verbal Sentence <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u062c\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0644\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong><\/a> . We have already discussed the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/introduction-to-verbs-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%af%d9%85%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%81%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84\/\">Verb<\/a> in more detail and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/verbal-sentence-the-subjectdoer-part-2\">Subject<\/a> or doer of the verb. In this post we will discuss the subject-verb agreement; how the verb looks like with different subjects. To be more specific, what number and gender should the verb be in? Does the subject&#8217;s number and gender matter? Does the verb need to agree with its subject?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/The-Verbal-Sentence.jpg\" aria-label=\"The Verbal Sentence 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6101\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/The-Verbal-Sentence-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The answer to such questions is simply and generally a yes. Any verb should agree with its subject in both number and gender. We will be looking at the rules for more details and we will start with the number-agreement.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>A)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Verb-Subject Agreement: Number<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Rule<\/span>:<\/strong> <strong><em>A Verb is always singular if its subject is Visible.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>It does not matter whether the subject is singular, dual or plural. The verb will always be singular.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 <strong>Ex.<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>\u064a\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064f \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0= The student is writing the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 <strong>\u064a\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> \u00a0= The students (Dual, Masculine) are writing the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; <strong>\u064a\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0628\u064f \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> \u00a0= The students (Masculine Plural) are writing the lesson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now, what do you notice about the three examples above? The verb is singular and all subjects are visible. By &#8220;visible&#8221; we mean that they are written and can be seen as clear nouns. In the first example, the subject is singular and the verb is likewise. So, they agree in number. In the second example the subject is dual but still the verb is singular. So, they don&#8217;t agree in number. The verb is always singular. In the third example, the subject is plural and still the verb is singular. So, they do not agree in number as the verb stays singular. The above three examples are all in the present tense (<strong>\u064a\u0643\u062a\u0628<\/strong>) \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now let&#8217;s look at some other set of examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Ex.<\/strong> \u00a0\u2013 <strong>\u0643\u062a\u0628\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064f \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> \u00a0= The student wrote the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; <strong>\u0643\u062a\u0628\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> \u00a0= The students (Dual, Masculine) wrote the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; <strong>\u0643\u062a\u0628\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0628\u064f \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> = The students (Plural, Masculine) wrote the lesson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ok, what is the difference between these three examples and the three previous ones? The Tense! The tense here is Past (<strong>\u0643\u062a\u0628\u064e<\/strong>). Yes, the verb tense is the only difference. What about the verb Number? It is still singular regardless of the changing number of the subject.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So, what can\u00a0we conclude from the rule and examples above?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are speaking about the verbal sentence that always starts with a verb. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A verb always stays singular if its subject is a visible noun.<\/li>\n<li>The number of the visible subject can change but still the verb-number is the same (singular).<\/li>\n<li>Imperative verbs! They must agree with their subjects because their subject will not be visible nouns but rather, will be pronouns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ex.<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>\u0627\u064f\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> = Write (&#8220;you&#8221; singular, masculine) the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 <strong>\u0627\u064f\u0643\u062a\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> = Write (&#8220;you&#8221; dual masculine) the lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 <strong>\u0627\u064f\u0643\u062a\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0633\u064e<\/strong> = Write (&#8220;you&#8221; plural masculine) the lesson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gender! Oh, yes next time In Shaa&#8217; Allah.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Revise the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/nouns-wrapping-up-%d8%aa%d9%84%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%b5-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%85\/\">Arabic Nouns<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Revise the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/tag\/arabic-pronouns\/\">Arabic Pronouns<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Revise the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/verbal-sentence-the-subjectdoer-part-1\">Arabic Verbs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><strong><em>&#8211; <\/em><\/strong><em>Revise the<\/em><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/nouns-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%85-al-ism-number-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%af-al-adad\/\">Nouns Number<\/a>! <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">*****<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong>Check us back soon <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong>Peace\u00a0 \u0633\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0645 \/Salam\/<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/10\/The-Verbal-Sentence-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Today we are going to continue our study of the Verbal Sentence \u0627\u0644\u0640\u062c\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0644\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629 . We have already discussed the Verb in more detail and the Subject or doer of the verb. In this post we will discuss the subject-verb agreement; how the verb looks like with different subjects. 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