F: The Pausal Form Revisited
In Chapter One we briefly discussed what is known as the “pausal form“. We noted that the case endings of words at the end of […]
Part 1 – Chapter 3
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E: Verbs – Past Tense and the Accusative Case
We have covered so far two of the three cases in Arabic. Now we come to the last case, the accusative. The accusative is primarily […]
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D: Possessive Pronouns
Arabic uses pronoun suffixes as another way to indicate possession. In English we say “my house,” “his house,” etc., to indicate that something belongs to […]
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C: The Nisba Adjective
The nisba adjective is the “relative” adjective in Arabic. It is often used with place names. For example, a man from Baghdad can be referred […]
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B: The Pronoun of Separation
You have so far dealt with sentences such as هذا كتابٌ جديدٌ “This is a new book”, and هذا الكتابُ جديدٌ “This book is new.” […]
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A: The Noun-Adjective Phrase
Up until now we have worked with sentences such as: هذا كتابٌ. هذا الكتابُ جديدٌ. كتابُ المدرسِ جديدٌ. The sentences you have learned to […]