Chapter 1 & 2

Question 1

what are the types of sentences in Arabic?

Answer 1

with a verb without a verb

Question 2

what are equational sentence? example?

Answer 2

have the verb to be in present tense.
muhammad tawil

Question 3

how are words made definite in Arabic?
the definite articles is always attached to the ________.

Answer 3

by adding al
noun

Question 4

what is case in Arabic? types? name them and its symbol/vowel.

Answer 4

الإعراب
the form a noun or adj. takes place dependig on its position in a sentence.
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Question 5

when is nominative case used?
its symbol?

Answer 5

2 subject of a sentence
predicate of equational sentence
for definite AL: damma
for indefinite: dammatain

Question 6

question word that means are/is?
meaning ما
who?

Answer 6

هل
different meaning. what
من

Question 7

what is elidable hamza? in arabic? symbol? when it happen? what will be the vowel of next word? what would happen if the preceding word doesn’t have vowel? what is the only word in which we will add fatha?

Question 8

this and that in arabic for male and female?
do they end with a vowel?
what happens if they are b4 definite noun?
translate haza alkitab

Answer 8

this book not this is a book

Question 9

arabic has how many geneders?
symbol for feminine word?
are there exceptions? example.

Answer 9

2
most pronouns are randomly assigned a gender
taa marbuta
yes harb feminine
khalifa masculine

Question 10

when will case ending not be pronounced?
what about feminine words?

Answer 10

last word in a sentence
before any other natural pause
not pronounce ة or its case ending in pausal form.

Question 11

when is genitive case used?
its symbol? example?

Answer 11

in 2 situations
a noun or adj. following a preposition. always always always always always
a word is the second or later term of an idaafa
kasra kitabin alkitab

Question 12

name some arabic prepositions?
noun or adj. when after preposition will always _______.

Answer 12

be put in genitive kasra

Question 13

what is idaafa used for?
the first term of an idaafa can be in any case. T/F
the first term of an idaafa NEVER has _______.
the 2nd term & any following terms are always __________.
the first term of an idaafa will be definite/indefinte depending on?
______ term of an idaafa is the only term that can have _______.

Answer 13

to indicate possession
True
nunation
in genetive
last even though the first term itself doesn’t have the definite article.
last definite article

Question 14

English: John’s book
Arabic:?
what is the only term of an idaafa that can have ___________.
how many terms can idaafa have? what’s the limit?
an idaafa consists of how many nouns?

Answer 14

the book (of) John
last
unlimited although rare to see more than 4
2 or more

Question 15

how to spot an idaafa?

Answer 15

whenever you see
1. two nouns or more in a row
2. the first noun doesn’t have any definite article.
3. an adjective will never be the second term of idaafa.

then you have an idaafa

Question 16

what is the only thing that can come between 2 idafas?
what would the last term on idaafas?
underline idaafas on pg 41.

Answer 16

only & only demonstratives
the term with definite article or pronoun suffix