Lesson 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Explain when مرفوعٌ & مجرور happens.
A
Arabic nouns have endings to show their functions in a sentence. A noun with a normal ending is said to be in the nominative case: مرفوع
البيتُ جديدٌ
After a preposition حرف جر, this changes to مجرور:
البيتُ -> في البيتِ
بيتٌ -> في بيتٍ
2
Q
Name some points regarding the pronouns he and she in Arabic
A
- in arabic all nouns are either masculine or feminine
- a masculine noun is referred to by tgs pronoun هو، whether it denotes a human being, an animal or a thing
- a feminine noun is referred to by the prpnoun هي whether it denotes a human bring an animal or a thing, most feminine nouns end with a ة but there are some which do not have any special ending
3
Q
أين
A
Where
4
Q
على
A
On
5
Q
غرفة
A
Room
6
Q
السماء
A
The sky
7
Q
الحمام
A
Bathroom
8
Q
الفصل
A
Classroom
9
Q
المطبخ
A
Kitchen
10
Q
المرحاض
A
The toilet
11
Q
في
A
In
12
Q
We have learnt that the tanwin is the indefinite article, does this rule also apply to proper nouns? Eg حامد
A
No ٌحامد is just Hamid not a Hamid
13
Q
Do female proper nouns have a tanwin?
A
No
Eg
زينبُ
فاطمةُ
