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Parts I and II have given you the bases upon which you can attain a considerable measure ofability in Arabic, especially as far as reading in concerned. The items in those two parts are absolutelyessential and must become ingrained in your mind. Part III of this book complements Parts I and II inseveral ways. FirstContinue reading “Introduction to Part III”

Introduction to Part II

Mastering the verb system of Arabic is essential if you ever wish to attain any degree of proficiencywhatsoever in the language. In fact, a student with a good grasp of the verb system has learned about 80per cent of what he or she needs to know, in terms of grammar, to be considered fluent inContinue reading “Introduction to Part II”

Authentic Arabic Exercise #3

The article below is an abridged version of an article that appeared in the newspaper الشرق الاوسط on July 28, 1995. Go through the article and find every hollow and defective verb you can. If you can, include hollow and defective verbs in Forms II-X in addition to those in Form I. Then identify theContinue reading “Authentic Arabic Exercise #3”

Tareekh Tabari – Relative Clauses

Question from the website: First, great website. I am shocked search engines don’t put websites like this at the top of the results. I read your section on relative clauses but there is one clause I have come across which I cannot seem to categorize or make sense of. Hopefully you could shed some lightContinue reading “Tareekh Tabari – Relative Clauses”

Drill 4 – Genitive Case & Idaafa

Part 1 – Genitive Case The following drill should be completed after reading Part 1, Chapter 2 (Genitive Case, Prepositions and The Idaafa). Provide all case endings for the sentences below. Make sure that you can translate each sentence. The answers are provided following this exercise. الطالب في مكتب. (1 المدير في المكتب. (2 المكتبةContinue reading “Drill 4 – Genitive Case & Idaafa”

Drill 3 – Case Endings

Drill 3 Part 1. Complete this drill after reading all the sections in Part 1, Chapter 1, then compare your answers with the Answer Key provided below the drill. Drill 3 Part 2 follows the answer key. Read sentences 1 and 2 below. Why are they marked for case the way they are? Now writeContinue reading “Drill 3 – Case Endings”

Drill 2 – Nominative Case

Complete this drill after reading all the sections in Unit 1, Chapter 1. Drill 2: Answer the questions below. In your answers, if a word should be in the nominative case, write in the appropriate nominative case marker indicating the presence or absence of nunation. (Do not include case on proper nouns.) Sample answers, notesContinue reading “Drill 2 – Nominative Case”

Drill 1 – The Definite Article

Complete this drill after reading the section on the Definite Article in Part 1, Chapter 1, Section B. Pronounce each word below, one at a time. Pay no attention to what the word means. There is no doubt that at least some of the vocabulary below is new to you. Focus on the first letterContinue reading “Drill 1 – The Definite Article”

H: Verb Charts – Oddball Verbs

The Form I Verb يَأتي , أَتى Active Voice Command Jussive Subjunctive Present Past Singular آتِ آتيَ آتي أَتَيْتُ أنا إِيتِ \ تِ تَأْتِ تَأْتيَ تَأْتي أَتَيْتَ أنتَ إِيتي تَأْتي تَأْتي تَأْتينَ أَتَيْتِ أنتِ يَأْتِ يَأْتيَ يَأْتي أَتى هو تَأْتِ تَأْتيَ تَأْتي أَتَتْ هي Dual إِيتِيا تَأْتِياContinue reading “H: Verb Charts – Oddball Verbs”