Grammar

Question 1

What makes a word feminine in Arabic?

Answer 1

Although there are exceptions, the Arabic letter ة usually indicated a word’s femininity either grammatically or in actuality.

Question 2

How do you identify definiteness in Arabic? Indefiniteness?

Answer 2

Definite words in Arabic are either proper names or preceded by ال. Indefinite words are everything else!

Question 3

Construction - what does definite+definite =?

Answer 3

adj. + n.

Question 4

Construction - what does indefinite+indefinite =?

Answer 4

adj. + n.

Question 5

Construction - what does definite+indefinite =?

Answer 5

subject + predicate

Question 6

Construction - what does indefinite+definite =?

Answer 6

possessor + possessed (Ida’afa)

Question 7

How do you form an adjective (النسبة) from place noun?

Answer 7

1) Remove ال ,ة and final ا or يا if any from place noun.

2) Add ي for masculine and ي+ة for women to the end.

Question 8

plural non-human =?

Answer 8

singular feminine

Question 9

Do verbs ever end in ة?

Answer 9

No, verbs never end in ة

Question 10

If a sentence in English has no article…

Answer 10

…in Arabic you will use ال

Question 11

possession - pronounce ة…

Answer 11

… as ت

Question 12

How do you decide if you use أ?

Answer 12

Put a و in front of the word in question and see if the word still makes sense. If it does, then you don’t use أ and if it doesn’t, then you do use أ.

Question 13

Do nouns and adjectives have to agree in gender and number?

Answer 13

Yes, always!

Question 14

In a nominal sentence (subject+predicate) how can you separate your subject and predicate?

Answer 14

Verbs in sentence are usually predicate. Otherwise, in the English translation, verb ‘to be’ separates the subject from the predicate.

Question 15

ات is a feminine ending so…

Answer 15

…if there is a ة you get rid of it.

Question 16

3-10 =? 11-infinity =? (in terms of age)

Answer 16

3-10=plural and 11-infinity=singular

Question 17

Sound feminine plural refers to human/non-human and ends in?

Answer 17

Sound feminine plurals end in ة/ات ending.

Question 18

Sound masculine plural refers to human traits/professions/nationalities and ends in?

Answer 18

Sound masculine plurals end in ونَ/ينَ ending.

Question 19

Besides sound masculine and sound feminine plurals, there is one more group in الجمع السالم. What is it?

Answer 19

Broken plurals.

Question 20

What does a broken plural never start with? What does a broken plural always start with?

Answer 20

A broken plural never starts with إ, it always starts with أ.

Question 21

How can you test to see if a ة is present at the end of a word?

Answer 21

Add a ه at the end. Does it made sense? If it does, then there is a ة at the end of the word. If it doesn’t make sense, then there isn’t a ة at the end of the word.

Question 22

What is the only form in فعل ماضي that starts with a أ?

Answer 22

Form Four.

Question 23

Voweling for ة at the end?

Answer 23

Preceding tashkeel is a َ (fatha)

Question 24

Voweling for a long ي at the end?

Answer 24

Preceding tashkeel is usually a ِ (kasra) and sometimes aَ (fatha)

Question 25

Is it true that the last word in a complex Ida’afa is the only one that takes the ال or possessive suffix?

Answer 25

Yes, that is true.

Question 26

Many compound words in English are expressed as what in Arabic?

Answer 26

Many compound words in English are expressed in Arabic using Ida’afa.

Question 27

Which ة in Ida’afa are pronounced as ت?

Answer 27

In Ida’afa, all the ة are pronounced as ت except for the final ة in the statement.

Question 28

How do you negate?

Answer 28

Add لا.