In Chapter Three of Part II, I mentioned that there were two other items concerning the passive which I wanted to mention. The first of these two is the impersonal use of the passive. It is often a problem for students, especially for students who do not have an understanding of the use ofContinue reading “D: The Impersonal Passive”
Category Archives: Part 2 – Chapter 4
C: The Particles أَنَّ , إِنَّ and أَنْ
This section is a bit long, but do not confuse length with difficulty. Read it carefully and then do the drills which follow. These three words cause more than their fair share of trouble. The following explanation will try to avoid some of the pitfalls in other texts when they try to explain how theseContinue reading “C: The Particles أَنَّ , إِنَّ and أَنْ”
B: Form IV Verbs
The following discussion of Form IV is based largely on the active voice. For the passive conjugations, which you should be able to predict anyway once you know the active, see the charts at the end of this book. You need to familiarize yourself with the passive conjugations – the drills on Form IV inContinue reading “B: Form IV Verbs”
A: The Comparative and Superlative
As you know, many adjectives have the فَعيل pattern. Among them are قريب , بعيد , كبير , كثير and طويل . For these adjectives there is a special pattern (called the elative in most textbooks) which provides both the comparative and superlative adjectives. This same pattern is also used for adjectives which vary slightlyContinue reading “A: The Comparative and Superlative”
All The Arabic 