E: Active and Passive Participles Forms I and II
The active participle is known in Arabic as اسم الفاعل The word فاعل refers to the form the participles take when derived from a Form […]
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G: كانَ
The verb يكون ,كانَ. is a Form I hollow verb which conjugates exactly like يَزورُ , زارَ Therefore, the conjugations for this verb for the […]
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F: لَيْسَ
لَيْسَ is a verb which gives American students fits. I believe the reason for this is that the verb is introduced to students too early […]
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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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C: The Idaafa
The idaafa is an extremely important construction in Arabic. It is very easy, basic, and ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL for any student of the language who wants […]
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D: The Nominative Case
The nominative case is used in an Arabic sentence primarily in two situations. The first is for the subject of any sentence. That is to […]
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A: The Equational Sentence
There are two kinds of sentences in Arabic, those with a verb and those without a verb. For the first few lessons we will deal […]
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Table of Contents: Part 1 – Back to the Basics
Author’s Preface Part 1: Back to the Basics Chapter 1 A: The Equational Sentence B: The Definite Article C: Case D: The Nominative Case E: […]