Showing posts with label Arabic grammar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arabic grammar. Show all posts

Friday, September 19, 2014

Attached pronouns in Arabic 4

Note:

When they are connected with a verb, they are equivalent to objective pronouns.
When they are connected with a noun, they are equivalent to possessive pronouns.

Examples:
كتابـي Ketabee (My book), كتابـها ketabuha (Her book), كتابـُك ketabuka (Your book (m)

Third person in Arabic

Third person ( Masculine )

(1) Singular :
ه = He, him / his, it

كتابه = His book= ketabuhu
رميته = I throw it = ramituhu
كَلمته = I talked to him = kalamtuhu

(2)Dual :
هما their, them 
ضربتهما = I hit them = darabtuhuma 
كتابهما = their book = ketabuhuma

(3) Plural :
هم their, them
سريرهم = their bed = sarerahum'
كلمتهم = I talked to them = kalamtuhum

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Third person ( Feminine )

(1) Singular :
ها her, she, it
أحببتها = I loved her = ahbabtuha
كتابها = her book = ketabaha

(2) هما their , them 
كتابهما = their book= ketabahuma
كلمتهما = I talked to them = kalamtuhuma

(3) هن their , them
كلمتهن = I talked to them = kalamtuhuna
كتابهن = their book = ketabuhuna




Attached pronouns in Arabic 3

Second person in Arabic ( Masculine )

1- Singular :
كَ = Your, you
مَدرستك = Your school= Madrasataka
ضربتك = I hit you = darabtuka

2- Dual :   كُما = you (two) , your
أنا رأيتكما = I saw you (two ) = Ana ra’itukuma
أنا أخذت كتابكما = I took your book = Ana akhadhtu ketabakuma

3- Plural : كم You (all ) , your
أناأخبرتكم = I told you = Ana akhbartakum
هذا هو كتابكم = This is your book = hadha howa ketabukum

Attached pronouns in Arabic 2

Second person in Arabic ( Feminine )
1- Singular كِ = you, your

أنا رأيتكِ = I saw you = Ana ra'ituke
أنا أخذتُ كتابكِ = I took your book = Ana akhadhtu ketabake

2-  Dual :   كُما = you (two) , your
أنا رأيتكما = I saw you (two ) = Ana ra'itukuma
أنا أخذت كتابكما = I took your book = Ana akhadhtu ketabakuma

3- Plural كُنَ = You (all ) , your
أنا رأيتكن = I saw you = Ana ra'itukuna
أنا أخذت كتابكن = I took your book = Ana akhadhtu  ketabakuna

Attached pronouns in Arabic 1

As the name indicate, these pronounces only appear attached to another word which can be a noun, verb, or a particle
1- First person ( Masculine, feminine )
Singular :
(1) ي = my
كتابي = My book = Ketabee
مكتبي = My desk = Maktabee

(2) ني = me
هو ضرَبَني = He hit me = Howa darabanee
هو أهانني = He humiliated me = Howa ahananee

Plural :
نا = us or our ( according to the context )

سَمعنا = we heard = Same'na
كتابنا = our book = Ketabana
هو أهانَنَا = He humiliated us



Friday, July 11, 2014

Learning the Arabic Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Arabic language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Arabic.
Arabic articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:


articles مَقَالَات maqaalaat
the ال al
a no equivalent in arabic
one وَاحِد waahed
some بَعْض ba'th
few قَلِيْل qaleeel
the book الْكِتَاب alketaab
the books الْكُتُب alkotob
a book كِتَاب ketaab
one book كِتَاب وَاحِد ketaab waahed
some books بَعْض الْكُتُب ba'th alkotob
few books الْقَلْيْل مِن الْكُتُب alqaleel men alkotob