Arabic-adjectives Flashcards
Whiteboard
(سَبورات)سَبورةٌ
The teacher wrote on the whiteboard
كَتَبَ المُدَرِّسُ على السَّبورَةِ
Grab a hold of (something)
أَمسَكَ/يُمسِكُ/أَمسِك
grab a hold of my hand
أَمسِك يَدِي
The students spoke about the match while they are in the classroom. So the teacher said to them: be quiet!
تَحَدَّثَ الطُّلَّابُ عَنِ المُباراةِ وهُمْ في
!الفصلِ فَقال المدَرّسُ: اُسكُتو
The students sat on the chairs then they were silent-
جَلَسَ الطُّلَّابُ عَلَى الكَرَاسي ثُمَّ سَكَتُو
Play
لَعِبَ/يَلعَبُ/إِلعَب
They ate the food (male) -
أَكَلو الطَّعامَ
They ate the food (female)
- َأَكَلنَ الطَّعام
They knew the rule (male)
عَلِمُوا القاعِدَة
They knew the rule (female)
علِمْنَ القاعِدَةَ
If the person doing the verb comes after the verb in a sentence then you can use a singular verb even if using it for a group
‘They left’ is different. You just say they left without following up with saying who left as long as you’ve mentioned them already - خَرَجوا but you don’t use this word if you’re following up with the people you are referring to
The students left from the house (m)
خَرَجَ الطُّلَّابُ مِنَ البَيتِ
The students left from the house (f)
خرجت الطَّلِبَاتُ مِنَ البيتِ
Study is five days a week
الدِّراسَةُ خَمسَةُ أَيَّامٍ في الأُسبُوع
Write the school subjects-
أُكتُب المَوَادَّ الدِّرَاسِيَّةَ
In the classroom there is a class timetable
في الفَصلِ جَدوَلٌ لِلحِصَصِ
I come back at 6 o clock in the evening
أَعودُ السَّاعَةَ السَادِسَةَ مَسَاءً
When do you go back to the dormroom
- مَتَى تَعودُ إِلَى المَهجَعِ؟
You all are writing the lesson (male)-
تَكتُبونَ الدَّرسَ the ت at the beginning means you.
They are writing the lesson(f)
يَكتُبْنَ الدَّرس
Verbs can be changed into words for the person who is doing it
ie فاعِل إِسمُ. For example (عاِبِدٌ- عَبَدَ ) (كَتَبَ-كَاتِبٌ) (سَأَلَ-سَإِل)
On the desk there are books and pens
عَلَى المَكتَبِ كُتُبٌ وَأَقْلَامٌ
This is my father and he is an engineer
هاذا والِدِي وَهُوَ مُهَندِسٌ
I study five days a week
أَدرُسُ فِي الأُسْبُوعِ خَمْسَةَ أَيَّامٍ
I go to school at 7 o clock in the morning
أَذْهَبُ الى المَدْرَسَةِ في السَّابِعَةِ صَباحً
I became Muslim 2 years ago
أَسْلَمتُ قَبْلَ سَنَتَيْنِ
You two wrote the letter
كَتَبتُمَا الرِّسالَةَ
Those two wrote the letter
كَتَبَا الرِّسَالَةَ
The two of you are writing the letter
تَكْتُبانِ الرِّسَالَةَ the ت at the beginning is used to refer to another person as you
You two ask the teacher
سَأَلَا المُدَرِسَ
There is a fatha at the end because the teacher is the one being asked
I love to write
أُحِبُّ الكِتابَةَ
Past
المَاضِي
Present
المُضَارِعُ
Command/imperitive
الأَمرُ
There is no difference between the present and continuous in arabic
Large
كَبيرٌ(كِبارٌ)m
F كَبيرَة
Same plural
Only things with intelligence things are given plural adjective. If not intelligent you use the feminine plural
I live in a big house
أَسكُنُ في بَيتٍ كَبير
I rode in a big car
رَكِبتُ سَيَّارةً كَبيرَة
You can say في or omit it
Small
صَغِيرٌ (صِغَارٌ)
صَغيرَةٌ-f
Same plural
I rode/got on board a small bus
رَكِبتُ حافِلَةً صَغِيرَةً
New
جَديدٌ(جُدُدٌ)
F-جَديدَةٌ
Same plural
These are new cars
هِيَّ سَيَّاراتٌ جَديدَةٌ
هي
used because even though it’s plural it is an unitelligent object and it is used to refer to an object whether singular or plural
Old
قَديمٌ(قُدَمَاءُ)
F-(قَديمات)قَديمَةٌ
This is an old car
هاذِهِ سَيَّارةٌ قَديمَةٌ
In colloquial Arabic the end of the word is not pronounced
Tall
طَويلٌ(طِوال)
F ٌطَوِيلَة
Same plural
I saw a tall man
رَأَيتُ رَجُلاً طَويلاً
Short
قَصِيرٌ(قِصَار)
قَصِيرَةٌ-F
These are short women
هَآؤُلاءِ نِسَاءٌ قِصارٌ
Fast
سَرِيع(سِرَاع)
سَريعَةٌ
Same plural
Non intelligent objects you would use the female singular not plural
I want a fast car
أُرِيدُ سَيَّارَةً سَريعةً
slow
بَطِيءٌ(بِِطاء)
بَطِيئَةٌ-F
Same plural
