Basic Arabic - A Grammar and Workbook

Workbook c) ‫ﻫﻰ ﻫﻰ‬
and Answers

‫ﺗﻌﺠﺒﻨﻲ ﺷﺨﺼﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﻷﻧّﻬﺎ ﺧﻔﻴﻔﺔُ ﺍﻟﺪ ِﻡ ﻭﺳﺮﻳﻌﺔُ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﻳﻬﺔ‬

d) None (no feminine human singular pronouns or demonstratives)

‫َﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺸﺎ ّﺏ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻳ ُﻞ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻣ ِﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴ ُﻞ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻪ؟‬

e) None (no feminine human singular pronouns or demonstratives)

‫ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻌﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻌ ّﺮﻑ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻷﻧّﻪ ﺧﺠﻮ ٌﻝ ﻭﻗﻠﻴ ُﻞ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ‬

f) ‫ﻫﻰ ﻫﻰ‬
‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺟﻤﻴﻠﺔُ ﺍﻟ َﻤﻨﺎ ِﻅ ِﺮ ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻳَﻘ ِﺼ ُﺪﻫﺎ ﻧﺎ ٌﺱ ﻛﺜﻴﺮﻭ َﻥ ﻛ ّﻞ ﻋﺎﻡ‬

g) None (no feminine human singular pronouns or demonstratives)

‫ﺟﺮﻳﺪﺓ ﺍﻟــ ’’ﻭﺍﺷﻨﻄﻮﻥ ﺑﻮﺳﺖ“ ﻭﺍﻟـ ’’ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮﺭﻙ ﺗﺎﻳﻤﺰ“ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﺮﺍﺋﺪ‬
                ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺳﻌ ِﺔ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺸﺎﺭ‬

h) None (no feminine human singular pronouns or demonstratives)

‫ ﻫﻞ ﺃﻧ َﺖ َﻣﺮﻳﺾ؟‬،‫ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻧّﻚ ﺗﻌﺒﺎﻥ ﺟﺪﺍً ﻭﺃﺻﻔَ ُﺮ ﺍﻟ َﻮﺟﻪ‬
i) ‫ﻫﻲ‬

‫ ﺗﺤ ّﺐ ﻛ ّﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻭﺗﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺴﺎﻋﺪﻫﻢ‬،‫ﻫﻲ ﻁَﻴّﺒﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ‬

j) None (no feminine human singular pronouns or demonstratives)

‫ ﻻ ﺃﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺍﻟ ُﺠﻠﻮﺱ ﻣﻌﻪ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺘﻴﻦ‬،‫ﻫﻮ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺛﻘﻴ ُﻞ ﺍﻟ ّﺪ ِﻡ‬

Summary: reference to singular human nouns

Unit 14: Answers to Exercise 3

Rewrite the sentences below and change pronouns and demonstratives that are
singular masculine human to singular feminine human. Please make all neces-
sary changes to ensure agreement. Write the answers in the blank spaces below.

a)

 ‫ ﻓﻬﻲ ﻛﺜﻴﺮﺓُ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﻛﺔ‬،‫ﻻ ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺃﺧﺘﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺠﻠﺲ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﺪﺓ ﻁﻮﻳﻠﺔ‬

b) ‫َﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺑّﺔ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻳﻠﺔُ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻣ ِﺔ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻠﺔُ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻪ؟‬
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c) Unit 14:

‫ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻌﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻌ ّﺮﻑ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻷﻧّﻬﺎ ﺧﺠﻮﻟﺔٌ ﻭﻗﻠﻴﻠﺔُ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ‬ The human
category

nouns

d)

‫ ﻻ ﺃﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺍﻟ ُﺠﻠﻮﺱ ﻣﻌﻬﺎ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺘﻴﻦ‬،‫ﻫﻲ ﺷﺨﺼﻴّﺔ ﺛﻘﻴﻠﺔُ ﺍﻟ ّﺪ ِﻡ‬

Unit 14: Answers to Exercise 4

Rewrite the sentences below and change pronouns and demonstratives that are
singular feminine human to singular masculine human. Please make all necessary
changes to ensure agreement. Write the answers in the blank spaces below.

Glossary ‫( ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬s., f.) area/place ‫( ﻣﻜﺎﻥ‬s., m.)
area/place

a)

‫ﺗﻌﺠﺒﻨﻲ ﺷﺨﺼﻴﺘﻪ ﻷﻧّﻪ ﺧﻔﻴ ُﻒ ﺍﻟﺪ ِﻡ ﻭﺳﺮﻳ ُﻊ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﻳﻬﺔ‬

b)

‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﺟﻤﻴ ُﻞ ﺍﻟ َﻤﻨﺎ ِﻅ َِﺮ ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻳَﻘ ِﺼ ُﺪﻩ ﻧﺎ ٌﺱ ﻛﺜﻴﺮﻭ َﻥ ﻛ ّﻞ ﻋﺎﻡ‬

c)

‫ ﻳﺤ ّﺐ ﻛ ّﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻭﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺴﺎﻋﺪﻫﻢ‬،‫ﻫﻮ ﻁَﻴّﺐ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﺐ‬

Reference to masculine dual human nouns

Unit 14: Answers to Exercise 5

Study the sentences below and the pronouns and/or demonstratives in each
sentence. Draw a line under each pronoun and/or demonstrative referencing a
masculine dual human noun. In the blank spaces below, write the specific pro-
noun and/or demonstrative. If there are no references to masculine dual human
nouns, write “none” in the blank spaces.

a) ‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻨﺪﺳﺎﻥ‬
b) ‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ‬ ‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻨﺪﺳﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺴﺎ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬

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Workbook c) None
and Answers

d) None ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ﺍﻟ ُﻤ َﻤﺮﺿﺘﺎﻥ‬
‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﺍﻟ ُﻤ َﻤﺮﺿﺘﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺴﺘﺎ ﻋﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﺠﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬

Reference to feminine dual human nouns

Unit 14: Answers to Exercise 6

Study the sentences below and the pronouns and/or demonstratives in each
sentence. Draw a line under each pronoun and/or demonstrative referencing a
feminine dual human noun. In the blank spaces below, write the specific pronoun
and/or demonstrative. If there are no references to feminine dual human nouns,
write “none” in the blank spaces.

a) None ‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻨﺪﺳﺎﻥ‬
b) None ‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻨﺪﺳﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺴﺎ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬

c) ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ﺍﻟ ُﻤ َﻤﺮﺿﺘﺎﻥ‬
d) ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ‬ ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﺍﻟ ُﻤ َﻤﺮﺿﺘﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺴﺘﺎ ﻋﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﺠﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬

Summary reference to dual human nouns

Unit 14: Answers to Exercise 7

Rewrite the sentences below and change the pronouns and demonstratives that
are dual masculine human to dual feminine human. Please make all necessary
changes to ensure agreement. Write the answers in the blank spaces below.

a) These are the (two m.) children

‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻄﻔﻼﻥ‬

These are the (two f.) children

292 ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻄﻔﻠﺘﺎﻥ‬

b) These (two m.) engineers founded a company last year Unit 14:
The human
‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻨﺪﺳﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺴﺎ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ category
nouns
These (two f.) engineers founded a company last year

‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻨﺪﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺴﺘﺎ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬

Unit 14: Answer to Exercise 8
Rewrite the sentences below and change the pronouns and demonstratives that
are dual feminine human to dual masculine human. Please make all necessary
changes to ensure agreement. Write the answers in the blank spaces below.

a) These (two f.) nurses founded a free clinic last year

‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﺍﻟ ُﻤ َﻤﺮﺿﺘﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺴﺘﺎ ﻋﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﺠﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬

These (two m.) nurses founded a free clinic last year

‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﺍﻟ ُﻤ َﻤﺮﺿﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺴﺎ ﻋﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﺠﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬

b) These are nurses (d., f.)

‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ُﻣ َﻤﺮﺿﺘﺎﻥ‬

These are nurses (d., m.)

‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ُﻣ َﻤﺮﺿﺎﻥ‬

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Unit 14: Answers to Exercise 9

Study the sentences below and the pronouns and/or demonstratives in each sen-
tence. Draw a line under each pronoun and/or demonstrative referencing a mas-
culine plural human noun. In the blank spaces below, write the specific pronoun
and/or demonstrative. If there are no references to masculine dual human nouns,
write “none” in the blank spaces.

a) ‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ‬
‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء‬

b) ‫ﻫﺆﻻء‬
‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻋﻠﻤﺎء‬

Workbook c) None
and Answers
‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺮﻓﺎﺕ‬
d) ‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ‬

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺮﻓﻮﻥ‬
e) ‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ‬

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻣﻴﺬ‬
f) ‫ﻫﺆﻻء‬

‫( ﻫﺆﻻء ﺗﻼﻣﻴﺬ‬m.)

g) None

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻦ ُﻣﺘﺮﺟﻤﺎﺕ‬

h) None

‫( ﻫﺆﻻء ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺮﺟﻤﺎﺕ‬f.)

Reference to feminine plural human nouns

Unit 14: Answers to Exercise 10

Study the sentences below and the pronouns and/or demonstratives in each sen-
tence. Draw a line under each pronoun and/or demonstrative referencing a femi-
nine plural human noun. In the blank spaces below, write the specific pronoun
and/or demonstrative. If there are no references to feminine plural human nouns,
write “none” in the blank spaces.

a) None

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء‬

b) None

‫( ﻫﺆﻻء ﻋﻠﻤﺎء‬m.)
c) ‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻦ‬

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺮﻓﺎﺕ‬

d) None

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺮﻓﻮﻥ‬

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e) None Unit 15: The
non-human
‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﻼﻣﻴﺬ‬ category
nouns
f) None

‫( ﻫﺆﻻء ﺗﻼﻣﻴﺬ‬m.)
g) ‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻦ‬

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻦ ُﻣﺘﺮﺟﻤﺎﺕ‬
h) ‫ﻫﺆﻻء‬

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺮﺟﻤﺎﺕ‬

Summary – reference to plural human nouns

Unit 14: Answers to Exercise 11

Rewrite the sentences below and change the pronouns and demonstratives that
are plural feminine human to plural masculine human. Please make all necessary
changes to ensure agreement. Write the answers in the blank spaces below.

a) These (pl. f.) are the skilled (individuals)

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺮﻓﺎﺕ‬

These (pl. m.) are the skilled (individuals)

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺘﺮﻓﻮﻥ‬

b) These are translators (pl. f.)

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻦ ُﻣﺘﺮﺟﻤﺎﺕ‬

These are translators (pl. m.)

‫ﻫﺆﻻء ﻫﻢ ُﻣﺘﺮﺟﻤﻮﺕ‬

Unit 15: The non-human category nouns

Singular masculine non-human nouns

Unit 15: Answers to Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate noun and pronoun and/or demon-
strative. The first example is completed for reference. For help, refer to the fol-
lowing glossary of objects found in a typical classroom:

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Workbook Glossary
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‫ُﻛﺮﺳﻲ‬ (s., m.) chair ‫ِﻛﺘﺎﺏ‬ (s., m.) book
(s., m.) door ‫ﻗَﻠَﻢ‬ (s., m.) pen
‫ﺑﺎﺏ‬ (s., m.) window
‫ُﺷﺒّﺎﻙ‬

a) What is this? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬
This is a chair. ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻛﺮﺳﻲ‬

This is the chair ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟ ُﻜﺮﺳﻲ‬

b) What is this? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬
This is a door. ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﺑﺎﺏ‬
This is the door.
‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺏ‬

c) What is this? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬
This is a window. ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ُﺷﺒّﺎﻙ‬
This is the window. ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟ ُﺸﺒّﺎﻙ‬

d) What is this? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬
This is a book. ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ِﻛﺘﺎﺏ‬
This is the book.
‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟ ِﻜﺘﺎﺏ‬

e) What is this? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬
This is a pen. ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻗَﻠَﻢ‬
This is the pen. ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﻘَﻠَﻢ‬

Unit 15: Answers to Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate noun and pronoun and/or demon-
strative. The first example is completed for reference. For help, refer to the fol-
lowing glossary of objects found in a typical class room:

Glossary (s., f.) table ‫َﻛ ﱠﺮﺍﺳﺔ‬ (s., f.) notebook

‫ﻁﺎ ِﻭﻟﺔ‬

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a) What is this? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫ ِﺬ ِﻩ؟‬ Unit 15: The
This is a table. ‫ﻫ ِﺬ ِﻩ ﻁﺎ ِﻭﻟﺔ‬ non-human
This is the table. ‫ﻫ ِﺬ ِﻩ ﻫﻰ ﺍﻟﻄﺎ ِﻭﻟﺔ‬ category
nouns
b) What is this? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫ ِﺬ ِﻩ؟‬
This is a notebook. ‫ﻫ ِﺬ ِﻩ َﻛ ﱠﺮﺍﺳﺔ‬
This is the notebook. ‫ﻫ ِﺬ ِﻩ ﻫﻰ ﺍﻟ َﻜ ﱠﺮﺍﺳﺔ‬

Dual, masculine non-human nouns

Unit 15: Answers to Exercise 3

Translate the English phrases below into Arabic with a noun and pronoun and/or
demonstrative. Use a pronoun or demonstrative corresponding to non-human, dual
masculine nouns. Refer to the glossary below for the noun and make the necessary
changes to ensure agreement.

Glossary book (s., m.) ‫ِﻛﺘﺎﺏ‬ book (s., m.)
door (s., m.) ‫ﻗَﻠَﻢ‬ pen (s., m.)
‫ِﻛﺘﺎﺏ‬ window (s., m.)
‫ﺑﺎﺏ‬
‫ُﺷﺒّﺎﻙ‬

i) These are two books

 _________________

‫ﻫﺬﺍ ِﻥ ِﻛﺘﺎﺑﺎ ِﻥ‬

ii) These are the two doors
_________________

‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺑﺎﻥ‬

iii) These are the two windows
_________________

‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﺒﺎﻛﺎﻥ‬

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Workbook iv) These two houses
and Answers _________________

‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺘﺎﻥ‬

_________________

v) These are the two pens
_________________

‫ﻫﺬﺍﻥ ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻤﺎﻥ‬

Dual, feminine non-human nouns

Unit 15: Answers to Exercise 4

Translate the English sentences below into Arabic with a noun and pronoun and/or
demonstrative. Use a pronoun or demonstrative corresponding to non-human dual
feminine nouns. Refer to the glossary below for the noun and make the necessary
changes to ensure agreement.

Glossary car (s., f.) ‫ﻁﺎ ِﻭﻟﺔ‬ table (s., f.)
tree (s., f.) ‫َﺷﻘّﺔ‬ apartment (s., f.)
‫ﺳﻴّﺎﺭﺓ‬
‫َﺷ َﺠﺮﺓ‬

i) These two cars
  _________________

 ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﺍﻟ ﱠﺴﺮﺗﺎﻥ‬

ii) These are the two cars
  _________________

 ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﻫﻤﺎ ﺍﻟ ﱠﺴﺮﺗﺎﻥ‬

iii) These are the two trees
  _________________

 ‫ﻫﺎﺗﺎﻥ ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟ َﺸ َﺠﺮﺗﺎﻥ‬

iv) These two tables
  _________________

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Reference to all non-human plural nouns Unit 16:
Noun
Unit 15: Answers to Exercise 5 attributes:
number,
Translate the English phrases below into Arabic with a noun and pronoun and/or gender, case,
demonstrative. Use a pronoun or demonstrative corresponding to non-human definiteness
plural nouns. Refer to the glossary below for the noun and make the necessary
changes to ensure agreement.

Glossary notebook ‫ َﺷﻘّﺔ‬apartment

‫َﻛ ﱠﺮﺍﺳﺔ‬

  i) These notebooks
_______________

‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟ َﻜ ﱠﺮﺍﺳﺎﺕ‬

ii) These apartments
_______________

‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟ ُﺸﻘَﻖ‬

iii) These are the apartments
_______________

‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟ ُﺸﻘَﻖ‬

iv) These are apartments
_______________

‫ﻫﺬﻩ ُﺷﻘَﻖ‬

Unit 16: Noun attributes: number, gender, case,
definiteness

Decoding attributes of an unfamiliar noun

Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 1
Study the feminine, indefinite nouns below and determine whether they are sin-
gular or plural by underlining the correct choice.

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Workbook Noun Answer choices
and Answers (plural feminine, indefinite) or (singular feminine, indefinite)
‫ُﻣﺘَﺮ ِﺟﻤﺔ‬ (plural feminine, indefinite) or (singular feminine, indefinite)
‫ﻣﻬﻨﺪﺳﺔ‬ (plural feminine, indefinite) or (singular feminine, indefinite)
(plural feminine, indefinite) or (singular feminine, indefinite)
‫َﺳﻴّﺪﺓ‬ (plural feminine, indefinite) or (singular feminine, indefinite)
‫ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬ (plural feminine, indefinite) or (singular feminine, indefinite)
‫ُﻣﺘَﺮ ِﺟﻤﺎﺕ‬ (plural feminine, indefinite) or (singular feminine, indefinite)
‫ﻣﻬﻨﺪﺳﺎﺕ‬ (plural feminine, indefinite) or (singular feminine, indefinite)
‫َﺳﻴّﺪﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺎﺕ‬

Singular ‫ﺍﻟـ ُﻤﻔ َﺮﺩ‬

Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 2
Read the phrases below. Each one comprises a noun followed by an adjective.
Draw a line under the adjectives in the singular form.

a) ‫ُﻣﺘَﺮ ِﺟﻤﻮﻥ ﻳﺎﺑﺎﻧﻴّﻮﻥ‬
b) ‫ُﻣﺘَﺮ ِﺟﻤﺎﺕ ﻳﺎﺑﺎﻧﻴّﺎﺕ‬
c) ‫ُﻣ ُﺪﻥ ﻳﺎﺑﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬
d) ‫ﺳﻴﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻳﺎﺑﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬
e) ‫ﻝُﻏﺎﺕ ﺃﻭﺭﻭﺑﻴّﺔ‬
f) ‫ُﻣﺘَﺮ ِﺟﻤﻮﻥ َﻋ َﺮﺏ‬

Dual ‫ﺍﻟ ُﻤﺜَﻨّﻰ‬

Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 3

Change the following duals to their singular forms. Write the singular forms in
the blank spaces below. For this exercise, diacritic case markings may be left out
of the answers.

300

‫‪Dual‬‬ ‫‪Singular‬‬ ‫‪Unit 16:‬‬
‫‪Noun‬‬
‫َﺭ ُﺟﻼ ِﻥ‬ ‫َﺭ ُﺟﻞ‬ ‫‪attributes:‬‬
‫َﺭ ُﺟﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫‪number,‬‬
‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻠَ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫َﺭ ُﺟﻞ‬ ‫‪gender, case,‬‬
‫ِﻛﺘﺎﺑﺎ ِﻥ‬ ‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻞ‬ ‫‪definiteness‬‬
‫ِﻛﺘﺎﺏ‬
‫ﺍِﺑﻨَﻴ ِﻦ‬
‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺒَﺘَ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺍِﺑﻦ‬
‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺒَﺘﺎ ِﻥ‬ ‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺒﺔ‬
‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻼﺗﺎ ِﻥ‬ ‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺒﺔ‬
‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺑِﻨﺘﺎ ِﻥ‬ ‫ﺑِﻨﺖ‬
‫ﺍِﻣﺮﺃﺗَ ْﻴﻦ‬ ‫ﺍِﻣﺮﺃﺓ‬

‫‪Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 4‬‬
‫‪Fill in the blanks in the table below.‬‬

‫ُﻣﺜَﻨﱠﻰ ‪Dual‬‬ ‫ُﻣﻔﺮﺩ ‪Singular‬‬

‫ﻣﺮﻓﻮﻉ ‪َ/‬ﻣﻨﻣﺠﺼﺮﻮﻭﺏﺭ ﻣﺮﻓﻮﻉ ‪َ/‬ﻣﻨﻣﺠﺼﺮﻮﻭﺭﺏ‬

‫ﻋﺮﺑ ﱞﻲ ﻋﺮﺑﻴّﺎً ﻋﺮﺑﻴّﺎ ِﻥ ﻋﺮﺑﻴﱠ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﻜﺮﺓ ‪Indefinite‬‬ ‫‪Masculine‬‬
‫ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ‪Definite‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑ ﱡﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑ ﱠﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴّﺎ ِﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﱠ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﻧﻜﺮﺓ ‪Indefinite‬‬ ‫ﻣﺬ ّﻛﺮ‬
‫ﻋﺮﺑﻴّﺔٌ ﻋﺮﺑﻴّﺔً ﻋﺮﺑﻴّﺘﺎ ِﻥ ﻋﺮﺑﻴّﺘَ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬
‫ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ‪Definite‬‬ ‫‪Feminine‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴّﺔُ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴّﺔَ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴّﺘﺎ ِﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴّﺘَ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬
‫ﻣﺆﻧّﺚ‬

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Workbook Sound plurals ‫َﺟﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻢ‬
and Answers

Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 5

Change the following sound plurals to their singular forms. Place the singular
forms in the blank spaces below.

Plural Singular

a) ‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻼﺕ‬ ‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻠﺔ‬
b) ‫ﻁﺎ ِﻭﻻﺕ‬ ‫ﻁﺎ ِﻭﻟﺔ‬
c) ‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺒﺎﺕ‬ ‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺒﺔ‬
d) ‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻠﻴﻦ‬ ‫ ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢ ًﻞ‬in ‫ ﺍﻟ َﻤﻨﺼﻮﺏ‬case or ‫ ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢ ٍﻞ‬in ‫ ﺍﻟ َﻤﺠﺮﻭﺭ‬case
e) ‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻠﻮﻥ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻓﻮﻉ ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢ ٌﻞ‬

Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 6

Once you have changed the sound plurals to their singular form, put them in four
very simple sentences. Refer to the glossary below for help.

Glossary actresses (female actors)
tables
a) ‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻼﺕ‬ bookstores/libraries
b) ‫ﻁﺎ ِﻭﻻﺕ‬ actors (male actors)
c) ‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺒﺎﺕ‬
d) ‫ُﻣ َﻤﺜﱢﻠﻮﻥ‬

Below are four blank spaces for four simple sentences.

a) ‫ﻫﺬە ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟ ُﻤ َﻤﺜﱢﻠﺔ‬

b) ‫ﻫﺬە ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻄﺎ ِﻭﻟﺔ‬
c) ‫ﻫﺬە ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟ َﻤﻜﺘَﺒﺔ‬
d) ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟ ُﻤ َﻤﺜﱢﻞ‬

302

Definiteness Unit 16:
Noun
Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 7 attributes:
number,
The simple sentences below are written in English from least to most specific. Fill gender, case,
in the blank spaces below with the Arabic version of the simple sentences that are definiteness
relatively more specific (i.e. that contains the definite version of the noun).

a) This is a Sudanese song ‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﻏﻨﻮﺓ ﺳﻮﺩﺍﻧﻴﺔ‬
This is the Sudanese song ‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻐﻨﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻧﻴﺔ‬
‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﻏﻨﻮﺓ ﻣﺼﺮﻳﺔ‬
b) This is an Egyptian song ‫ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻐﻨﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺼﺮﻳﺔ‬
This is the Egyptian song ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺳﻮﺩﺍﻧﻲ‬
‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻧﻲ‬
c) This is a Sudanese Muhammad ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻣﺼﺮﻱ‬
This is the Sudanese Muhammad ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﻤﺼﺮﻱ‬

d) This is an Egyptian Muhammad
This is the Egyptian Muhammad

Summary of noun attributes

Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 8
Complete the table below by making all necessary changes to the singular form

of the noun ‫( ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜ ﱞﻲ‬an American).

‫ﻣﻔﺮﺩ‬ ‫ﻣﺠﺮﻭﺭ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺼﻮﺏ‬ ‫ﻣﺮﻓﻮﻉ‬

(Singular) (genitive) (accusative) (nominative)

‫ﻧﻜﺮﺓ‬ ‫( ﻣﺬﻛﺮ‬m.) ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜ ﱟﻲ‬ ً‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜ ﱞﻲ‬
‫( ﻣﺆﻧّﺚ‬f.) ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّ ٍﺔ‬ ً‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺔ‬ ٌ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺔ‬
(Indefinite) ‫( ﻣﺬﻛﺮ‬m.) ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜ ﱢﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜ ﱠﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜ ﱡﻲ‬
‫( ﻣﺆﻧّﺚ‬f.) ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّ ِﺔ‬ َ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺔ‬ ُ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ‬

(Definite)

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Workbook Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 9
and Answers Complete the table below by making all necessary changes to the dual form of

the noun ‫( ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜ ﱞﻲ‬an American).

‫ُﻣﺜَﻨّﻰ‬ ‫ﻣﺠﺮﻭﺭ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺼﻮﺏ‬ ‫ﻣﺮﻓﻮﻉ‬

(Dual) (genitive) (accusative) (nominative)

‫ﻧﻜﺮﺓ‬ ‫( ﻣﺬﻛﺮ‬m.) ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱠ ْﻴ ِﻦ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱠ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ ِﻥ‬
‫( ﻣﺆﻧّﺚ‬f.) ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱠﺘَ ْﻴ ِﻦ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱠﺘَ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺘﺎ ِﻥ‬
(Indefinite) ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱠ ْﻴ ِﻦ ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱠ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ ِﻥ‬
‫( ﻣﺬﻛﺮ‬m.) ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱠﺘَ ْﻴ ِﻦ ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱠﺘَ ْﻴ ِﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺘﺎ ِﻥ‬
‫ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ‬ ‫( ﻣﺆﻧّﺚ‬f.)

(Definite)

Unit 16: Answers to Exercise 10

Complete the table below by making all necessary changes to the plural form of

the noun ‫( ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜ ﱞﻲ‬an American).

‫َﺟﻤﻊ‬ ‫ﻣﺠﺮﻭﺭ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺼﻮﺏ‬ ‫ﻣﺮﻓﻮﻉ‬

(Plural) (genitive) (accusative) (nominative)

‫( ﻣﺬﻛﺮ ﻧﻜﺮﺓ‬m.) ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱢﻴ َﻦ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱢﻴ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﻮ َﻥ‬
‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ ٌﺕ‬
(Indefinite) ‫( ﻣﺆﻧّﺚ‬f.) ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ ٍﺕ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ ٍﺕ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﻮ َﻥ‬
‫ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ‬ ‫( ﻣﺬﻛﺮ‬m.) ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱢﻴ َﻦ ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﱢﻴ َﻦ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ ُﺕ‬

(Definite) ‫( ﻣﺆﻧّﺚ‬f.) ‫ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ ِﺕ ﺍﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎ ِﺕ‬

Unit 18: The sentence ‫ – ﺍﻟ ُﺠﻤﻠَﺔ‬the basics

Constituents of a basic sentence

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 1

Name the constituents of a verbal clause (‫) ُﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﻓِﻌﻠﻴّﺔ‬. Place the correct answer

in the blank spaces.

a) ____ ‫__________________________________ ﺍﻟﻔِﻌﻞ‬
304 b) ____ ‫_________________________________ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻋﻞ‬

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 2 Unit 18: The

Name the constituents of a nominal clause (‫) ُﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴّﺔ‬.Place the correct answer sentence

in the blank spaces. ‫– ﺍﻟ ُﺠﻤﻠَﺔ‬

a) ____ ‫_______________________________ ﺍﻟـ ُﻤﺒﺘَﺪﺃ‬ the basics
b) ____ ‫_______________________________ ﺍﻟــ َﺨـﺒَﺮ‬

Subject of a verbal and a nominal sentence

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 3
What is the sentence type of each of these sentences? Choose the correct answer.

ً‫ﺃﻟﱠﻒ َﻣﺤﻤﻮ ٌﺩ ِﺭﻭﺍﻳﺔ‬ Mahmoud wrote a novel.

a) Verbal sentence

‫ﻣ َﺆﻟﱢﻒ ﺍﻟ ِﺮﻭﺍﻳﺔ ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ‬ The author of the novel is Mahmoud.

b) Nominal sentence

‫ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ ﻣﺆﻟﱢﻒ ﺍﻟ ِﺮﻭﺍﻳﺔ‬ Mahmoud is the author of the novel.

b) Nominal sentence

‫ ﻻ! ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺍﻳﺔ ﻣﺆﻟﱢﻔﻬﺎ ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ‬No! The novel’s author is Mahmoud.

b) Nominal sentence

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 4
Study the following sentence:

‫ ﺃﻧ َﺖ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠﻤ َﺖ‬You (2nd p. masc. sing.) spoke.

Rewrite the sentence above by replacing the subject with each of the following:

Subject

‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ‬ 305
‫ﺍﻟ َﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ‬

‫ﻟﻴﻠﻰ‬

‫‪Workbook‬‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬
‫‪and Answers‬‬
‫ﻧﺤﻦ‬
‫ﺃﻧﺘُﻤﺎ‬

‫ﻟﻴﻠﻰ ﻭﺳﻤﻴﺮﺓ‬
‫ُﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻭﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ ﻭﻋﺎﺋﻼﺗُﻬﻢ‬

‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻢ )‪a‬‬
‫ﺍﻟ َﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻢ )‪b‬‬
‫ﻟﻴﻠﻰ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻤﺖ )‪c‬‬
‫ﺃﻧﺎ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠﻤ ُﺖ )‪d‬‬
‫ﻧَﺤ ُﻦ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠﻤﻨﺎ )‪e‬‬
‫ﺃﻧﺘُﻢ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠﻤﺘُﻢ )‪f‬‬
‫ﻟﻴﻠﻰ ﻭﺳﻤﻴﺮﺓ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻤﺘﺎ )‪g‬‬
‫ُﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻭﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ ﻭﻋﺎﺋﻼﺗُﻬﻢ ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠﻤﻮﺍ )‪h‬‬

‫‪Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 5‬‬
‫‪Study the following sentence:‬‬

‫‪ You (2nd p. masc. sing.) speak/are speaking.‬ﺃﻧ َﺖ ﺗَﺘَ َﻜﻠﱠ ُﻢ‬

‫‪Rewrite the sentence above by replacing the subject with each of the following:‬‬

‫‪Subject‬‬

‫ﺍﻟ َﺤﺮﺍﻣﻲ )‪a‬‬
‫ﺍﻟ ُﺸﺮ ِﻁﻴّﺔ )‪b‬‬
‫ﺃﻧﺎ )‪c‬‬
‫ﻧﺤﻦ )‪d‬‬
‫ﺍﻟـ ُﻤ َﻤ ﱢﺮ َﺿﺘﺎ ِﻥ )‪e‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﺒﺎ ُﺕ )‪f‬‬
‫ﺍﻷَ ِﻁﺒّﺎ ُء )‪306 g‬‬

a) ‫ﺍﻟ َﺤﺮﺍﻣﻲ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜﻠﱠ ُﻢ‬ Unit 18: The
b) ‫ﺍﻟ ُﺸﺮ ِﻁﻴّﺔ ﺗَﺘَ َﻜﻠﱠ ُﻢ‬
c) ‫ﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ ُﻢ‬ sentence
d) ‫ﻧﺤ ُﻦ ﻧَﺘَ َﻜﻠﱠ ُﻢ‬
e) ‫ﺍﻟـ ُﻤ َﻤ ﱢﺮ َﺿﺘﺎ ِﻥ ﺗَﺘَ َﻜﻠﱠﻤﺎ ِﻥ‬ ‫– ﺍﻟ ُﺠﻤﻠَﺔ‬
f) ‫ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﺒﺎ ُﺕ ﻳَﺘَ َﻜﻠﱠ ْﻤ َﻦ‬
the basics
g) ‫ﺍﻷَ ِﻁﺒّﺎ ُء ﻳَﺘَ َﻜﻠﱠﻤﻮ َﻥ‬

Basic verbal sentence

Unit 18: Answer to Exercise 6

Study the following sentence that starts with a perfect verb. What type of sentence
is it? Choose the correct answer.

ُ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻤﺖ ﺍﻟـ َﻤﺮﺃﺓ‬ The woman spoke
a) ‫ُﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﻓِﻌﻠﻴّﺔ‬

Unit 18: Answer to Exercise 7

Copy the sentence above that starts with a perfect verb and identify the the sub-

ject (‫ )ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻋﻞ‬by drawing a line under the correct word. Write your answer in the

blank space.

ُ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻤﺖ ﺍﻟـ َﻤﺮﺃﺓ‬ The woman spoke
ُ‫ﺍﻟـ َﻤﺮﺃﺓ‬

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 8

Rewrite the sentence above which starts with a perfect verb by replacing the sub-

ject (‫ )ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻋﻞ‬with each of the common nouns below. Write the correct answers

in the blank spaces.

Glossary the man ‫ﺍﻟ ِﺮﺟﺎ ُﻝ‬ the men
the two men ‫ﺍﻟﻨِﺴﺎ ُء‬ the women
‫ﺍﻟﺮ ُﺟﻞ‬ the two women
‫ﺍﻟَﺮ ُﺟﻼ ِﻥ‬ 307
‫ﺍﻟـ َﻤﺮﺃﺗﺎ ِﻥ‬

Workbook a) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠﻢ ﺍﻟ َﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ‬
and Answers b) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻢ ﺍﻟ َﺮ ُﺟﻼ ِﻥ‬
c) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻤﺖ ﺍﻟـ َﻤﺮﺃﺗﺎ ِﻥ‬
d) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻢ ﺍﻟ ِﺮﺟﺎ ُﻝ‬
e) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﻨِﺴﺎ ُء‬

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 9

Rewrite the sentences above and then identify the verb by drawing a line under
the correct word. Write your answers in the blank spaces.

a) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠﻢ ﺍﻟ َﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ‬
b) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻢ ﺍﻟ َﺮ ُﺟﻼ ِﻥ‬
c) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻤﺖ ﺍﻟـ َﻤﺮﺃﺗﺎ ِﻥ‬
d) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻢ ﺍﻟ ِﺮﺟﺎ ُﻝ‬
e) ‫ﺗَ َﻜﻠﱠ َﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﻨِﺴﺎ ُء‬

Unit 18: Answer to Exercise 10

Study the following sentence that starts with an imperfect verb. What type of
sentence is it? Choose the correct answer.

‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﺍﻟﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ‬ The man travels/is travelling.
a) ‫ُﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﻓِﻌﻠﻴّﺔ‬

Unit 18: Answer to Exercise 11

Copy the sentence above which starts with an imperfect verb and then identify

the subject (‫ )ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻋﻞ‬by drawing a line under the correct word. Write your answer

in the blank space.

‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﺍﻟﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ‬ The man travels/is travelling.
‫ﺍﻟﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ‬

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Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 12 Unit 18: The
Study the following sentence.
sentence
‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﺍﻟﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ‬
Rewrite the sentence by replacing the subject (‫ )ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻋﻞ‬with each of the common ‫– ﺍﻟ ُﺠﻤﻠَﺔ‬

nouns below. Place the correct answers in the blank spaces. the basics

Glossary

‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ‬ Mohamed (singular m. proper noun)

‫ ﻟﻴﻠﻰ‬Laila (singular f. proper noun)

‫ﻟﻴﻠﻰ ﻭﺳﻤﻴﺮﺓ‬ Laila and Samira (two singular f. proper nouns)

‫ ُﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻭﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ ﻭﻋﺎﺋﻼﺗُﻬﻢ‬Mostafa and Mahmood (two singular m.

proper nouns) and their familiars

a) ‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ‬
b) ‫ﺗُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻟﻴﻠﻰ‬
c) ‫ﺗُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻟﻴﻠﻰ ﻭﺳﻤﻴﺮﺓ‬
d) ‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ُﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻭﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ ﻭﻋﺎﺋﻼﺗُﻬﻢ‬

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 13 309

Rewrite the sentences below and then identify the verb by drawing a line under
the correct word. Write the verbs in the blank spaces.

a) ‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ‬
b) ‫ﺗُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻟﻴﻠﻰ‬
c) ‫ﺗُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻟﻴﻠﻰ ﻭﺳﻤﻴﺮﺓ‬
d) ‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ُﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻭﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ ﻭﻋﺎﺋﻼﺗُﻬﻢ‬

a) ‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ‬
b) ‫ﺗُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ‬
c) ‫ﺗُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ‬
d) ‫ﻳُﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ‬

Workbook Basic nominal sentence
and Answers
Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 14
Write the sentences below in Arabic. Use the glossary if necessary. Remember to
add the correct preposition based on the context and intended meaning.

Glossary ‫ﻫُﺪﻯ‬
Hoda
the car ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺭ ِﺓ‬
the file ‫ﺍﻟـﻤﻠَ ﱡﻒ‬
the secretary’s desk
Barbara ‫َﻣﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺮﺗﻴ ِﺮ‬
Nashville ‫ﺑﺎﺭﺑﺎﺭﺓ‬
prize
design ‫ﻧﺎﺷﭭﻴﻞ‬
ُ‫ﺟﺎﺋﺰﺓ‬

‫ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ‬

a) Hoda is in the car

‫ﻫُﺪﻯ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻴّﺎﺭ ِﺓ‬

b) The file is on the secretary’s desk

‫ﺍﻟـﻤﻠَ ﱡﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ َﻣﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺮﺗﻴ ِﺮ‬

c) Barbara is from Nashville

‫ﺑﺎﺭﺑﺎﺭﺓ ِﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﺷﻔﻴﻞ‬

d) Magda is with Mounir

‫ﻣﺎﺟﺪﺓُ َﻣ َﻊ ﻣـُﻨﻴﺮ‬

e) The prize is for the best design

‫ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺋﺰﺓُ ﻷﺣﺴﻦ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ‬

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Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 15 Unit 18: The
What type of sentence is each of the sentences below? Choose the correct
answer. sentence

a) ‫ﻫُﺪﻯ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻴّﺎﺭ ِﺓ‬ ‫– ﺍﻟ ُﺠﻤﻠَﺔ‬
ii) ‫ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬
the basics
b) ‫ﺍﻟـ ِﻤﻠَ ﱡﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ َﻣﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺮﺗﻴ ِﺮ‬
ii) ‫ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬

c) ‫ﺑﺎﺭﺑﺎﺭﺓ ِﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﺷﭭﻴﻞ‬
ii) ‫ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬

d) ‫ﻣﺎﺟﺪﺓُ َﻣ َﻊ ﻣـُﻨﻴﺮ‬
ii) ‫ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬

e) ‫ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺋﺰﺓُ ﻷﺣﺴﻦ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ‬

ii) ‫ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 16

Copy the nominal sentences above and then identify the predicate (‫ )ﺍﻟ َﺨﺒَﺮ‬by

drawing a line under the word(s).

a) ‫ﻫُﺪﻯ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻴّﺎﺭ ِﺓ‬
b) ‫ﺍﻟـ ِﻤﻠَ ﱡﻒ ﻋﻠﻰ َﻣﻜﺘَ ِﺐ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺮﺗﻴ ِﺮ‬
c) ‫ﺑﺎﺭﺑﺎﺭﺓ ِﻣﻦ ﻧﺎﺷﭭﻴﻞ‬
d) ‫ﻣﺎﺟﺪﺓُ َﻣ َﻊ ﻣـُﻨﻴﺮ‬
e) ‫ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺋﺰﺓُ ﻷﺣﺴﻦ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ‬

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Workbook Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 17
and Answers
Fill in the blanks using the words provided on the left. Please make all necessary
changes to ensure agreement.

a) ‫ﺍﻹﻳﻄﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻹﺳﺒﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﻧﺴﻴﺔ ﻟُﻐﺎﺕ ﺃﻭﺭﻭﺑﻴّﺔ‬

b) ‫ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤﺪ ﻭ َﻋﻠﻲ ﻭ َﺳﻌﻴﺪ ِﺭﺟﺎﻝ ﻳَ َﻤﻨﻴّﻮﻥ‬
c) ‫ﻫﻮﻧﺪﺍ ﻭﺇﻳﺴﻮﺯﻭ ﻭﺗﻮﻳﻮﺗﺎ ﺳﻴّﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻳﺎﺑﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬

d) ‫ﻓﻴﺮﻣﻮﻧﺖ ﻭﻧﻴﻮﻫﺎﻣﺸﻴﺮ ﻭﻛﻮﻧﻴﺘﻴﻜﺖ ِﻭﻻﻳﺎﺕ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔ‬
e) ‫ﻣﻨﻬﺎﺗﻦ ﻭﺑﺮﻭﻛﻠﻴﻦ ﻭﺑﺮﻭﻧﻜﺲ َﻣﻨﺎ ِﻁﻖ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮﺭﻙ‬
f) ‫ﺑﻴﺮﻭﺕ ﻭ ِﺩﻣﺸﻖ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮﺓ ُﻣ ُﺪ ْﻥ ﻋﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 18

Study each of the sentences above that start with a noun. Determine what type of
sentence each one is. Write the correct answer in the blank space.

‫ ُﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﻓِﻌﻠﻴّﺔ‬or ‫ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬
a) ‫____________________________ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬
b) ‫____________________________ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬
c) ‫____________________________ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬
d) ‫____________________________ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬
e) ‫____________________________ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺇﺳﻤﻴﺔ‬

Unit 18: Answers to Exercise 19

Rewrite the sentences above and then identify the subject (‫ )ﺍﻟـ ُﻤﺒﺘَﺪﺃ‬by drawing a

line under the correct word. Write your correct answer in the blank space.

a) ‫ﺍﻹﻳﻄﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻹﺳﺒﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﺮﻧﺴﻴﺔ ﻟُﻐﺎﺕ ﺃﻭﺭﻭﺑﻴّﺔ‬

b) ‫ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤﺪ ﻭ َﻋﻠﻲ ﻭ َﺳﻌﻴﺪ ِﺭﺟﺎﻝ ﻳَ َﻤﻨﻴّﻮﻥ‬
c) ‫ﻫﻮﻧﺪﺍ ﻭﺇﻳﺴﻮﺯﻭ ﻭﺗﻮﻳﻮﺗﺎ ﺳﻴّﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻳﺎﺑﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬

d) ‫ﻓﻴﺮﻣﻮﻧﺖ ﻭﻧﻴﻮﻫﺎﻣﺸﻴﺮ ﻭﻛﻮﻧﻴﺘﻴﻜﺖ ِﻭﻻﻳﺎﺕ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔ‬

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e) ‫ﻣﻨﻬﺎﺗﻦ ﻭﺑﺮﻭﻛﻠﻴﻦ ﻭﺑﺮﻭﻧﻜﺲ َﻣﻨﺎ ِﻁﻖ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻴﻮﻳﻮﺭﻙ‬ Unit 21: The
f) ‫ﺑﻴﺮﻭﺕ ﻭ ِﺩﻣﺸﻖ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮﺓ ُﻣ ُﺪ ْﻥ ﻋﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ’idafa phrase

‫ﺍﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬

Unit 20: Adjectives: agreement with nouns

Adjectival agreement with nouns in the singular

Unit 20: Answers to Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks. Please make all necessary changes to ensure agreement. The
first one is completed for reference.

Glossary strong-willed (s., m.)
a man
‫ﻗَ ِﻮ ّﻱ ﺍﻟ َﺸﺨﺼﻴّﺔ‬ a woman
‫َﺭ ُﺟ ٌﻞ‬
ٌ‫ﺍِﻣﺮﺃﺓ‬

a) ‫َﺭ ُﺟ ٌﻞ _______ ﺍﻟ َﺸﺨﺼﻴّ ِﺔ‬ a strong-willed man

‫َﺭ ُﺟ ٌﻞ ﻗَ ِﻮ ﱡﻱ ﺍﻟ َﺸﺨﺼﻴّ ِﺔ‬ the strong-willed man
b) ‫ﺍﻟ َﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ ﺍﻟﻘَ ِﻮ ﱡﻱ ﺍﻟ َﺸﺨﺼﻴّ ِﺔ‬ a strong-willed woman
c) ‫ﺍِﻣﺮﺃﺓٌ ﻗَ ِﻮﻳّﺔُ ﺍﻟ َﺸﺨﺼﻴّ ِﺔ‬ the strong-willed woman
d) ‫ﺍﻟ َﻤﺮﺃﺓُ ﺍﻟﻘَ ِﻮﻳﱠﺔُ ﺍﻟ َﺸﺨﺼﻴّ ِﺔ‬

Unit 21: The ’idafa phrase ‫ﺍﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬

Unit 21: Answers to Exercise 1

Turn each of the following English phrases into an Arabic ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrase with
a possessive pronoun suffix. Write the ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrases in the blanks below. The

first phrase is given for reference.

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Workbook Glossary ‫ﺧﺎﺗﻢ‬
and Answers ‫ﺃﺭﺽ‬
‫ﺑﻴﺖ‬ ‫ﺃﻓﻜﺎﺭ‬
‫ﻗﻠﻢ‬ house ‫ﺭﺃﻱ‬ ring
‫ﺳﻴﺎﺭﺓ‬ pen land
‫ﺳﺎﻋﺔ‬ car ideas
watch opinion
1 my house
___________ ___________
2 your (m. s.) pen
‫ﺑﻴﺘﻲ‬
3 your (f. s.) car
___________ ___________
4 his watch
‫ﻗَﻠ َﻤﻚ‬
5 her ring
___________ ___________
6 our land
‫ﺳﻴﺎﺭﺗ ِﻚ‬
7 their (m. pl.) opinion
___________ ___________
8 your (m. s.) ideas
‫ﺳﺎﻋﺘﻪ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺧﺎﺗﻤﻬﺎ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺃﺭﺿﻨﺎ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺭﺃﻳﻬﻢ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺃﻓﻜﺎ َﺭﻙ‬

Unit 21: Answers to Exercise 2

Turn each of the following English phrases into an Arabic ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrase with a
second term that is a noun, definite or indefinite. Write the ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrases in the

blanks below. The first example is answered for reference.

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Glossary shoe ‫ﺑِﺪﺍﻳﺔ‬ beginning Unit 21: The
player ‫ﺳﻦ‬/‫ﻋﺎﻡ‬ year ’idafa phrase
‫ِﺣﺬﺍء‬ shirt cat
‫ﻻ ِﻋﺐ‬ whistle ‫ﻗ ِﻂ‬ end ‫ﺍﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬
‫ﻗﻤﻴﺺ‬ trainer ‫ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ‬ day
‫ﺻﻔّﺎﺭﺓ‬ fiancée friend
‫ُﻣﺪ ّﺭﺏ‬ street ‫ﻳﻮ ِﻡ‬ sister
‫ﺧﻄﻴﺒﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﺪﻳﻖ‬
‫ﺷﺎﺭﻉ‬
‫ﺃﺧﺖ‬

1 Omar’s shirt ___________ ___________

2 a player’s shoe ‫ﻗﻤﻴﺺ ﻋﻤﺮ‬

3 the trainer’s whistle ___________ ___________

4 the cat’s meow ‫ِﺣﺬﺍء ﻻ ِﻋﺐ‬

5 the day’s end ___________ ___________

6 my friend’s (m.) sister ‫ﺻﻔّﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟـ ُﻤﺪ ّﺭﺏ‬

7 Salma’s street ___________ ___________

8 Mahmoud’s fiancée ‫ﻣﻮﺍء ﺍﻟﻘ ِﻂ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺃﺧﺖ ﺻﺪﻳﻘﻲ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺷﺎﺭﻉ َﺳﻠﻤﻰ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺧﻄﻴﺒﺔ ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ‬

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Workbook 9 the beginning of the year ___________ ___________
and Answers
‫ ﺑِﺪﺍﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬/‫ﺑِﺪﺍﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ‬

Unit 21: Answers to Exercise 3

Turn each of the following English phrases into an Arabic ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrase “x of
y” to express ownership. Write the ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrases in the blanks below. The first

phrase is given for reference.

Glossary palace ‫ﺁﻟﺔ‬ an instrument
an aristocrat ‫َﻣﻠِﻚ‬ king
‫ﻗﺼﺮ‬ a musician
‫ﺃﺭﺳﺘُﻘﺮﺍﻁﻲ‬

‫ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﺎﺭ‬

1 a palace of an aristocrat ___________ ___________
2 an instrument of a musician
3 the palace of the king ‫ﻗﺼﺮ ﺃﺭﺳﺘُﻘﺮﺍﻁﻲ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺁﻟﺔ ﻣﻮﺳﻴﻘﺎﺭ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﻗﺼﺮ ﺍﻟ َﻤﻠِﻚ‬

Unit 21: Answers to Exercise 4

Turn each of the following English phrases into an Arabic ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrase “x of y”
that does not express ownership. Write the ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrases in the blanks below.

The first phrase is given for reference.

Glossary bottle ‫ﻓﻨﺠﺎﻥ‬ (coffee) cup
independence ‫ﻗﻬﻮﺓ‬
‫ﺯﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬ water ‫ﻁَﻌﻢ‬ coffee
‫ﺍِﺳﺘﻘﻼﻝ‬ a case ‫ﺍﻟ ِﺤﺴﺎﺏ‬
beer taste
‫ﻣﻴﺎﻩ‬ year ‫َﻋ َﺴﻞ‬
‫ُﺻﻨﺪﻭﻕ‬ reckoning (the day
of, religious)
‫ﺑﻴﺮ ٍﺓ‬
honey
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‫ﻋﺎﻡ‬

1 a case of beer ___________ ___________ Unit 21: The
2 the bottle of water ’idafa phrase
3 the year of independence ‫ُﺻﻨﺪﻭﻕ ﺑﻴﺮ ٍﺓ‬
4 a cup of coffee ‫ﺍﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬
5 the taste of honey ___________ ___________

‫ﺯﺟﺎﺟﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻴﺎ ِﻩ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﻋﺎﻡ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻘﻼﻝ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﻓﻨﺠﺎﻥ ﻗﻬﻮﺓ‬

___________ ___________

‫َﻁﻌﻢ ﺍﻟ َﻌ َﺴﻞ‬

Unit 21: Answers to Exercise 5

Turn each of the following English phrases into an Arabic ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrase with

a second noun offering amplification or specification to the first noun, with no

overt expression of ownership. Write the ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrases in the blanks below.

The first phrase is given for reference.

Glossary

‫ﻣﻄﺎﺭ‬ Cairo ‫ﻣﻘﻬﻰ‬ Café
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮﺓ‬ Airport ‫ﺍﻟﺒﺮﺍﻣ ِﺞ‬ Software
‫ﺳﺘﺎﺭﺑَﻜﺲ‬ Starbucks ‫ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ‬ Design

1 Cairo Airport ___________ ___________

2 Starbucks café ‫ﻣﻄﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮ ِﺓ‬

3 software design ___________ ___________

4 gas station ‫ﻣﻘﻬﻰ ﺳﺘﺎﺭﺑَﻜﺲ‬

___________ ___________ 317

‫ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﺍﻣ ِﺞ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﻣﺤﻄﺔ ﺑﻨﺰﻳﻦ‬

Workbook 5 the history department ___________ ___________
and Answers
‫ﻗﺴﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳ ِﺦ‬
6 the ticket office
___________ ___________
7 football shoes
‫ﻣﻜﺘﺐ ﺍﻟﺘﺬﺍﻛ ِﺮ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﺣﺬﺍء ﻛﺮ ِﺓ ﺍﻟﻘﺪ ِﻡ‬

Unit 21: Answers to Exercise 6

Turn each of the following into an Arabic ‫ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬phrase. Write the the answers

in the blank spaces below. The first phrase is given for reference.

Glossary Machine/unit ‫ﺯﻳﺖ‬ oil
Fax ‫ﺧـَ ّﺰﺍﻥ‬ tank
‫ﺟﻬﺎﺯ‬ air conditioning ‫ﻭﻗﻮﺩ‬/‫ﺑﻨﺰﻳﻦ‬ gas
building physician
‫ﻓﺎﻛﺲ‬ entrance ‫ﻁﺒﻴﺐ‬ university
building room
‫ﺗـَﻜﻴﻴﻒ‬ filter ‫ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬ meeting
‫ﺗـَﻜﻴﻴﻒ‬
‫ﻣﺪﺧﻞ‬ ‫ﻏـُﺮﻓﺔ‬
‫ﺍِﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ‬
‫ َﻣﺒﻨﻰ‬/‫ﻋﻤﺎﺭﺓ‬
‫ ُﻣ َﺮ ﱢﺷﺢ‬/‫ﻓِﻠﺘَﺮ‬

1 a fax machine ___________ ___________

2 the air conditioning unit ‫ﺟﻬﺎﺯ ﻓﺎﻛﺲ‬

3 the building entrance ___________ ___________

4 oil filter ‫ﺟﻬﺎﺯ ﺍﻟﺘـَﻜﻴﻴﻒ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﻣﺪﺧﻞ ﺍﻟ َﻤﺒﻨﻰ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﻣـُ َﺮﺷـﱢﺢ ﺯﻳﺖ‬

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5 the gas tank ___________ ___________ Unit 21: The
6 the university physician ’idafa phrase
7 a meeting room ‫ﺧـَ ّﺰﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺰﻳﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ‬
___________ ___________

‫ﻁﺒﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ‬

___________ ___________

‫ﻏـُﺮﻓﺔ ﺍِﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ‬

Unit 21: Answers to Exercise 7

Answer the questions below with a second noun that adds a measure of specific-
ity to the first noun. Place the correct responses in the blank spaces below. The
first question is answered for reference.

Glossary family
Chicago
‫ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺔ‬ Virginia
the Middle East region
‫ﺷﻴﻜﺎﻏﻮ‬ uncle (father’s brother)
girl/daughter
‫ﻓﺮﺟﻴﻨﻴﺎ‬ aunt (mother’s sister)
the office of admissions
‫ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺳﻂ‬ Dalia

‫ﻋ ّﻢ‬
‫ﺑِﻨﺖ‬
‫ﺧﺎﻟﺔ‬
‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺐ ﺍﻟﻘُﺒﻮﻝ‬
‫ﺩﺍﻟﻴﺎ‬

1) What picture? ‫ﺃ ّﻱ ﺻﻮﺭﺓ؟‬
The family picture _______ ‫ﺻﻮﺭﺓ‬

2) What city? ‫ﺻﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ‬
The city of Chicago
‫ﺃ ّﻱ َﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ‬
_______ ‫ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ‬
‫ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺷﻴﻜﺎﻏﻮ‬

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Workbook 3) What state? ‫ﺃ ّﻱ ِﻭﻻﻳﺔ؟‬
and Answers The state of Virginia _______ ‫ﻭﻻﻳﺔ‬
‫ﻭﻻﻳﺔ ﻓﺮﺟﻴﻨﻴﺎ‬
4) What region?
The Middle East region ‫ﺃ ّﻱ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ؟‬
_____________ ‫ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬
5) Whose son? ‫ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺳﻂ‬
My cousin (my uncle’s son)
‫ﺍِﺑﻦ َﻣﻦ؟‬
6) Whose address? _______ ‫ﺍِﺑﻦ‬
The girl’s address
‫ﺍِﺑﻦ ﻋ ّﻤﻲ‬
7) Whose husband? ‫ُﻋﻨﻮﺍﻥ َﻣﻦ؟‬
My aunt’s husband _______ ‫ﻋﻨﻮﺍﻥ‬
‫ﻋﻨﻮﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺒِﻨﺖ‬
8) Which office?
The office of admissions ‫َﺯﻭﺝ َﻣﻦ؟‬
_______ ‫ﺯﻭﺝ‬
9) Whose room?
Dalia’s room ‫ﺯﻭﺝ ﺧﺎﻟﺘﻲ‬

‫ﺃ ّﻱ َﻣﻜﺘَﺐ؟‬
_______ ‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺐ‬

‫َﻣﻜﺘَﺐ ﺍﻟﻘُﺒﻮﻝ‬
‫ﻏﺮﻓﺔ َﻣﻦ؟‬

_______‫ُﻏﺮﻓﺔ‬
‫ُﻏﺮﻓﺔ ﺩﺍﻟﻴﺎ‬

Unit 22: The ’idafa-adjective phrase

Unit 22: Answers to Exercise 1
Express the following in Arabic using an ’idafa-adjective phrase:

Hameeda, her hearing is weak ‫َﺣﻤﻴﺪﺓُ َﺳ َﻤ ُﻌﻬﺎ َﺿﻌﻴ ٌﻒ‬

Glossary ‫َﺳ َﻤﻌﻬﺎ‬
‫َﺿﻌﻴﻒ‬
her hearing
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weak

Reading old books ‫ﻗِﺮﺍءﺓُ ُﻛﺘُ ٍﺐ ﻗَﺪﻳﻤ ٍﺔ‬ Unit 26: To
have
Glossary ‫ﻗِﺮﺍءﺓ‬
reading ‫ُﻛﺘُﺐ‬ ،‫ِﻋﻨ َﺪ‬
books ‫( ﻗﺪﻳﻢ‬m.)  ‫( ﻗﺪﻳﻤﺔ‬f.) ‫ ﻓﻲ‬،‫ َﻣﻊ‬،‫ِﻝ‬
old
ُ‫ﻗِﺮﺍءﺓُ ﺍﻟ ُﻜﺘُ ٍﺐ ُﻣ ِﻤﻠﱠﺔ‬
Reading the books is boring

Glossary ‫ﻗِﺮﺍءﺓ‬
reading ‫ُﻛﺘُﺐ‬
books ‫ُﻣ ِﻤﻠّﺔ‬
boring

Unit 26: To have ‫ ﻓﻲ‬،‫ َﻣﻊ‬،‫ ِﻝ‬،‫ِﻋﻨ َﺪ‬

Unit 26: Answers to Exercise 1

Study the phrases below, all of which convey the following meanings: “to hold in the
hand” or “in control”, “to own”, to “possess” (e.g. “to have wealth”). Fill in the blank
spaces below with the appropriate preposition and pronoun suffix. Refer to the list
of pronoun suffixes below for assistance. The first answer is given as an example.

Pronoun suffixes attached to prepositions:

‫ ـﻬُ ﱠﻦ‬،‫ ـﻬُﻢ‬،‫ ـ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‬،‫ ـ ُﻜﻢ‬،‫ ـﻨﺎ‬،‫ ـﻬُﻤﺎ‬،‫ ـ ُﻜﻤﺎ‬،‫ ـﻬﺎ‬،ُ‫ ـﻪ‬،‫ ـ ِﻚ‬،‫ ـ َﻚ‬،‫ـﻲ‬

A He has half the land.

‫_____ ﻧﺼﻒ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ‬

‫( = ﻟَﻪ‬he) ‫ ﻫﻮ‬+ ‫َﻝ‬
‫ﻟَﻪ ﻧﺼﻒ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ‬

B She only has her house. 321

‫ﻟﻴﺲ _____ ﺇﻻ ﺑﻴﺘﻬﺎ‬
‫ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟَﻬﺎ ﺇﻻ ﺑﻴﺘﻬﺎ‬

Workbook C If you have to sell land, you (2nd p. s. m.) have your father’s land.
and Answers
‫ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻻﺯﻡ ﺗﺒﻴﻊ ﺃﺭﺽ _____ ﺃﺭﺽ ﺃﺑﻮﻙ‬
‫ ِﻋﻨ َﺪ َﻙ ﺃﺭﺽ ﺃﺑﻮﻙ‬،‫ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻻﺯﻡ ﺗﺒﻴﻊ ﺃﺭﺽ‬
D He has tons of money. (Note: ‫ ﻗﺎﺭﻭﻥ‬is a historic figure who was exception-

ally wealthy).

‫_____ ﻣﺎﻝ ﻗﺎﺭﻭﻥ‬
‫ِﻋﻨ َﺪﻩُ ﻣﺎﻝ ﻗﺎﺭﻭﻥ‬

E In the countryside, people used to give the merchant some of their produce if
they wanted to buy something and did not have money.

‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﻒ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺎ ُﺱ ﻳُﻌﻄﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺟﺮ ﺷﻴﺌﺎً ِﻣﻦ ﺇﻧﺘﺎﺟﻬﻢ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺰﺭﺍﻋﻲ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺍﺩﻭﺍ ﺷﺮﺍء ﺷﻲ ٍء ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳ ُﻜﻦ _____ ﻣﺎﻝ‬
‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﻒ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺎ ُﺱ ﻳُﻌﻄﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺟﺮ ﺷﻴﺌﺎً ِﻣﻦ ﺇﻧﺘﺎﺟﻬﻢ‬

‫ﺍﻟﺰﺭﺍﻋﻲ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺍﺩﻭﺍ ﺷﺮﺍء ﺷﻲ ٍء ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳ ُﻜﻦ ِﻋ ْﻨ َﺪﻫُﻢ ﻣﺎﻝ‬

Unit 26: Answers to Exercise 2

Study the phrases below, all of which convey the following meanings: “to possess
or contain as a part, a characteristic or attribute” (e.g. “she has blue eyes”). Fill in
each blank space with the appropriate or preposition and noun and pronoun suf-
fix. Refer to the list of pronoun suffixes below for assistance. The first answer is
given as an example.

Pronoun suffixes attached to prepositions:

‫ ـﻬُ ﱠﻦ‬،‫ ـﻬُﻢ‬،‫ ـ ُﻜ ﱠﻦ‬،‫ ـ ُﻜﻢ‬،‫ ـﻨﺎ‬،‫ ـﻬُﻤﺎ‬،‫ ـ ُﻜﻤﺎ‬،‫ ـﻬﺎ‬،ُ‫ ـﻪ‬،‫ ـ ِﻚ‬،‫ ـ َﻚ‬،‫ـﻲ‬

A She has a beautiful smile.

‫ـــــــــــــــ ﺍﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ َﺟﻤﻴﻠﺔ‬
‫( = ﻟَﻬﺎ‬she) ‫ ﻫﻰ‬+ ‫َﻝ‬
‫ﻟَﻬﺎ ﺍﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ َﺟﻤﻴﻠﺔ‬

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B Rooms that have high windows. Unit 26: To
have
‫ُﻏ َﺮﻑ ـــــــــــــــ ﺷﺒﺎﺑﻴﻚ ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬
‫ُﻏ َﺮﻑ ﻟَﻬﺎ ﺷﺒﺎﺑﻴﻚ ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬ ،‫ِﻋﻨ َﺪ‬
‫ ﻓﻲ‬،‫ َﻣﻊ‬،‫ِﻝ‬
C It (non-human) has no effect on him.

‫ﻻ ﺃﺛ َﺮ ــــــــ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬
‫ﻻ ﺃﺛ َﺮ ﻟَﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ‬

D He said that his country has youth who are very understanding.

Glossary

‫ ﺑﻼﺩ‬country
‫ﻗﺎﻝ ﺇ ّﻥ ـــــــــــــــ ﺷﺒﺎﺑًﺎ ﻳﺘﺤﻠّﻮﻥ ﺑﺘﻔﻬّﻢ ﻭﺍﺳﻊ‬

‫ﻗﺎﻝ ﺇ ّﻥ ﻟِﺒﻼﺩﻩ ﺷﺒﺎﺑًﺎ ﻳﺘﺤﻠّﻮﻥ ﺑﺘﻔﻬّﻢ ﻭﺍﺳﻊ‬

Unit 26: Answers to Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate 1) prepositions that convey the
meaning “to possess by way of experience”, “experience”, “undergo” (e.g. “have
a good time”) and 2) pronoun suffixes attached to these prepositions. The first
answer is given as an example.

a) God has his own plans for mankind. ‫ِ ﻓﻲ ﺧﻠﻘﻪ ﺷﺆﻭﻥ‬
b) I have an idea.
c) She has aspirations. .‫ــــــ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ‬
d) He has a view. .‫ِﻋﻨﺪﻱ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ‬

.‫ــــــ ﻁﻤﻮﺣﺎﺕ‬
.‫ﻟَﻬﺎ ﻁﻤﻮﺣﺎﺕ‬

.‫ــــــ ﺭﺅﻳﺔ‬
.‫ﻟَﻪ ﺭﺅﻳﺔ‬

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Workbook Unit 26: Answers to Exercise 4
and Answers
Fill in the blank space below with the appropriate 1) preposition that conveys the
meaning “to perform”, “carry on”, “engage in something” (e.g. “to have an argu-
ment”) and 2) pronoun suffixes attached to these prepositions.

She had a meeting.

.‫ﻛﺎﻥ ــــــ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ‬
.‫ﻛﺎﻥ ِﻋﻨ َﺪﻫﺎ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ‬

Unit 26: Answers to Exercise 5

Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate 1) prepositions that convey the
meaning to have a certain relation with someone (e.g. “to have brothers and
sisters”) and 2) noun or pronoun suffixes attached to these prepositions. The first
answer is given as an example.

a) Baher bek only had one son. (‫)ﺑﺎﻫﺮ‬

.‫ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ــــــ ﺑﻚ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ‬
.‫ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻟِـﺒﺎﻫﺮ ﺑﻚ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺍﺑﻦ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ‬

b) We have no enemies.

‫ﻟﻴﺲ ــــــ ﺃﻋﺪﺍء‬
‫ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟَﻨﺎ ﺃﻋﺪﺍء‬

c) He has three daughters.

‫____________ ﺛﻼﺙ ﺑﻨﺎﺕ‬
.‫ﻋﻨﺪﻩ ﺛﻼﺙ ﺑﻨﺎﺕ‬

d) She has a pretty daughter.

‫____________________ ﺑﻨﺖ ﺣﻠﻮﺓ‬
.‫ﻋﻨﺪﻫﺎ ﺑﻨﺖ ﺣﻠﻮﺓ‬
e) Denmark has a soldier in the peace-keeping forces. (‫)ﺩﻧﻤﺎﺭﻙ‬
‫__________ ﺟﻨﺪﻱ ﺿﻤﻦ ﻗﻮﺍﺕ ﺣﻔﻆ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬
324 .‫ﻟِﻠﺪﻧﻤﺎﺭﻙ ﺟﻨﺪﻱ ﺿﻤﻦ ﻗﻮﺍﺕ ﺣﻔﻆ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ‬

Unit 27: Questions Unit 27:
Questions

Interrogative participles

Unit 27: Answers to Exercise 1
Fill in the blank with the correct prepositions and interrogative participles.

1 With whom do you (m.) live? ‫________ ﺗَﺴ ُﻜﻦ؟‬
With whom do you (m.) live? ‫َﻣﻊ َﻣﻦ ﺗَﺴ ُﻜﻦ؟‬

2 In which university? ‫________ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ؟‬
In which university?
‫ﻓﻲ ﺃﻱ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ؟‬
3 Where are you (f.) from? ‫________ ﺍَﻧ ِﺖ؟‬
Where are you (f.) from?
‫ِﻣﻦ ﺃﻳ َﻦ ﺍَﻧ ِﺖ؟‬
4 How much is this dress? ‫_____ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻔُﺴﺘﺎﻥ؟‬
How much is this dress?
‫ﺑِ َﻜﻢ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻔُﺴﺘﺎﻥ؟‬
5 How much is a kilo of potatoes? ‫________ﻛﻴﻠﻮ ﺍﻟﺒﻄﺎﻁﺲ؟‬
How much is a Kilo of potatoes?
‫ﺑِ َﻜﻢ ﻛﻴﻠﻮ ﺍﻟﺒﻄﺎﻁﺲ؟‬

Unit 27: Answers to Exercise 2

Translate the following from English to Arabic. Use the vocabulary in the glos-
sary below to identify the appropriate interrogative articles and nouns. Write the
answers in the blank spaces below. The first answer is given as an example.

Glossary ‫َﻛﻢ؟‬ American (m.) ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜ ّﻲ‬
how many? American (f.)? ‫ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺔ‬
time ‫َﻣ ّﺮﺓ‬ idea? (f.)
day (m. s.) ‫ﻳَﻮﻡ‬ ‫ﻓِﻜ َﺮﺓ‬
Week (m. s.) ‫ﺃُﺳﺒﻮﻉ‬

1 How many times? __________________

‫َﻛﻢ َﻣ ّﺮﺓً؟‬

(Note: the ‫ ﺗﻨﻮﻳﻦ ﻓَﺘﺢ‬diacritic case marking is added to the end of the noun ‫) َﻣ ّﺮﺓ‬ 325

Workbook 2 How many days? __________________
and Answers How many days?
‫َﻛﻢ ﻳَﻮﻣﺎً؟‬
3 How many weeks?
How many weeks? __________________

4 How many Americans (m.)? ‫َﻛﻢ ﺃُﺳﺒﻮﻋﺎً؟‬
How many Americans (m.)?
__________________
5 How many Americans (f.)?
How many Americans (f.)? ‫َﻛﻢ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺎً؟‬

6 How many ideas? __________________
How many ideas?
‫َﻛﻢ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴّﺔً؟‬

__________________

‫َﻛﻢ ﻓِﻜ َﺮﺓً؟‬

Unit 27: Answers to Exercise 3

The following seven items each represent a question followed by an answer.
Write the appropriate question item in the blank.

1 Where are you from, Magda? I am from Lebanon.

‫_____ ﺃﻧ ِﺖ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺎﺟﺪﺓ؟‬
‫ِﻣﻦ ﺃﻳ َﻦ ﺃﻧ ِﺖ ﻳﺎ ﻣﺎﺟﺪﺓ؟‬
‫ﺃﻧﺎ ِﻣﻦ ﻟُﺒﻨﺎﻥ‬

2 Are you (f.) Syrian? No. I am Lebanese.

‫_____ ﺍﻧ ِﺖ ﺳﻮﺭﻳّﺔ؟‬
‫ﻫَﻞ ﺍﻧ ِﺖ ﺳﻮﺭﻳّﺔ؟‬
‫ﻻ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻟُﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴّﺔ‬

3 Where is the University of Michigan? In the city of Ann Arbor.

‫______ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﻴﺸﻴﺠﺎﻥ؟‬
‫ﺃﻳ َﻦ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻣﻴﺸﻴﺠﺎﻥ؟‬
‫ﻓﻲ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺁﻥ ﺁﺭﺑﻮﺭ‬

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4 Who is she? The new professor. Unit 30:
Conjugating
‫_________ ﻫﻲ؟‬ the perfect
‫َﻣﻦ ﻫﻲ؟‬ verb
‫ﺍﻷﺳﺘﺎﺫﺓ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪﺓ‬

5 What do you study at university? Spanish literature.

‫_________ ﺗَﺪ ُﺭﺱ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ؟‬
‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗَﺪ ُﺭﺱ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ؟‬
‫ﺍﻷﺩﺏ ﺍﻷﺳﺒﺎﻧﻲ‬

6 What is this? Coffee.

‫_____ﻫ ِﺬ ِﻩ؟‬
‫ﻣﺎ ﻫ ِﺬ ِﻩ؟‬
‫ﻗﻬﻮﺓ‬
7 How do we say “bathroom” in Arabic? ‫َﺣ ّﻤﺎﻡ‬
‫“ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ؟‬bathroom” ‫_______ ﻧَﻘﻮﻝ‬
‫“ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ؟‬bathroom” ‫َﻛﻴ َﻒ ﻧَﻘﻮﻝ‬
‫َﺣ ّﻤﺎﻡ‬

Unit 30: Conjugating the perfect verb

Unit 30: Answers to Exercise 1

Conjugate the following verb stems by suffixing all possible subject markers to
them:

Stem Meaning

‫َﺫﻫـَﺐ‬ dhahab past of: to go
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒ ُﺖ‬ I went 1st person singular
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒ َﺖ‬ you went 2nd person masculine singular
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒ ِﺖ‬ you went 2nd person feminine singular
َ ‫َﺫﻫـَﺐ‬ he went 3rd person masculine singular
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒَﺖ‬ she went 3rd person feminine singular
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒﺘُـﻤﺎ‬ you went 2nd person dual

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Workbook ‫َﺫﻫـَﺒﺎ‬ Stem Meaning
and Answers ‫َﺫﻫـَﺒَﺘﺎ‬ they went 3rd person masculine dual
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒﻨﺎ‬ they went 3rd person feminine dual
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒﺘـُﻢ‬ we went 1st person plural
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒﺘـُ ﱠﻦ‬ you went 2nd person masculine plural
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒﻮﺍ‬ you went 2nd person feminine plural
‫َﺫﻫـَﺒ َﻦ‬ they went 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻢ‬ they went 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤ ُﺖ‬ takallam past of: to speak
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤ َﺖ‬ I spoke 1st person singular
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤ ِﺖ‬ you spoke 2nd person masculine singular
َ ‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻢ‬ you spoke 2nd person feminine singular
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤـَﺖ‬ he spoke 3rd person masculine singular
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤﺘـُﻤﺎ‬ she spoke 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤﺎ‬ you spoke 2nd person dual
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤـَﺘﺎ‬ they spoke 3rd person masculine dual
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤﻨﺎ‬ they spoke 3rd person feminine dual
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤﺘـُﻢ‬ we spoke 1st person plural
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤﺘـُ ﱠﻦ‬ you spoke 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤﻮﺍ‬ you spoke 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﺗـَﻜـَﻠـﱠﻤ َﻦ‬ they spoke 3rd person masculine plural
they spoke 3rd person feminine plural

Unit 31: Conjugating the imperfect

Subject markers of the imperfect verb in the singular
Unit 31: Answers to Exercise 1
How many distinct forms of the singular subject marker exist for an imperfect
verb? Choose the correct answer:

328 b) 4

Subject markers of the imperfect verb in the dual Unit 31:
Conjugating
Unit 31: Answer to Exercise 2 the imperfect
How many distinct forms of the dual subject marker exist for an imperfect verb?
Choose the correct answer:

a) 2

Subject markers of the imperfect verb in the plural

Unit 31: Answer to Exercise 3
How many distinct forms of the plural subject marker exist for an imperfect
verb? Choose the correct answer:

c) 5

Conjugating the imperfect verb

Unit 31: Answers to Exercise 4
Conjugate the following verb stem by suffixing all possible subject markers:

stem v meaning
/u/ present of: to meet
‫ ـﻘﺎﺑِـﻞ‬qaabil
I meet 1st person singular 329
‫ﺃُﻗﺎﺑـِ ُﻞ‬ you meet 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﺗـُﻘﺎﺑـِ ُﻞ‬ you meet 2nd person feminine singular
‫ﺗـُﻘﺎﺑـِﻠﻴ َﻦ‬ he meets 3rd person masculine singular
‫ﻳـُﻘﺎﺑـِ ُﻞ‬ she meets 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﺗـُﻘﺎﺑـِ ُﻞ‬ you meet 2nd person dual
‫ﺗـُﻘﺎﺑـِﻼ ِﻥ‬ they meet 3rd person masculine dual
‫ﻳـُﻘﺎﺑـِﻼ ِﻥ‬ they meet 3rd person feminine dual
‫ﺗـُﻘﺎﺑـِﻼ ِﻥ‬ we meet 1st person plural
‫ﻧـُﻘﺎﺑـِ ُﻞ‬ you meet 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﺗـُﻘﺎﺑـِﻠﻮ َﻥ‬ you meet 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﺗـُﻘﺎﺑـِﻠ َﻦ‬ they meet 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﻳـُﻘﺎﺑـِﻠﻮ َﻥ‬ they meet 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﻳـُﻘﺎﺑـِﻠ َﻦ‬

Workbook Unit 31: Answers to Exercise 5
and Answers Conjugate the following verb stem by suffixing all possible subject markers.

stem v meaning
/a/ present of: to hear
‫ ـﺴﻤـَﻊ‬smac
I hear 1st person singular
‫ﺃَﺳﻤـَ ُﻊ‬ you hear 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﺗـَﺴﻤـَ ُﻊ‬ you hear 2nd person feminine singular
‫ﺗـَﺴﻤـَﻌﻴ َﻦ‬ he hears 3rd person masculine singular
‫ﻳـَﺴﻤـَ ُﻊ‬ she hears 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﺗـَﺴﻤـَ ُﻊ‬ you hear 2nd person dual
‫ﺗـَﺴﻤـَﻌﺎ ِﻥ‬ they hear 3rd person masculine dual
‫ﻳـَﺴﻤـَﻌﺎ ِﻥ‬ they hear 3rd person feminine dual
‫ﺗـَﺴﻤـَﻌﺎ ِﻥ‬ we hear 1st person plural
‫ﻧـَﺴﻤـَ ُﻊ‬ you hear 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﺗـَﺴﻤـَﻌﻮ َﻥ‬ you hear 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﺗـَﺴﻤـَﻌ َﻦ‬ they hear 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﻳـَﺴﻤـَﻌﻮ َﻥ‬ they hear 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﻳـَﺴﻤـَﻌ َﻦ‬

Unit 31: Answers to Exercise 6

Fill in the blanks by conjugating the two verbs for the second person singular
masculine and the second person singular feminine.

‫ﺃﺳ ُﻜﻦ ﺃﺩ ُﺭﺱ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬

‫ﻫُ َﻮ ﻳَﺴ ُﻜﻦ ﻳَﺪ ُﺭﺱ ﻳَﻌ َﻤﻞ‬

‫ِﻫ َﻲ ﺗَﺴ ُﻜﻦ ﺗَﺪ ُﺭﺱ ﺗَﻌ َﻤﻞ‬

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Unit 33: Verb patterns ‫ﺃﻭﺯﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻞ‬ Unit 33: Verb
patterns
Unit 33: Answers to Exercise 1
‫ﺃﻭﺯﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻞ‬
Use the chart below to help you replace ‫ ﻑ ﻉ ﻝ‬with the root, ‫( ﻕ ﺏ ﻝ‬from

right to left)1:

‫ﺍﻟﻤﺎ ِﺿﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟـ ُﻤﻀﺎﺭﻉ‬

I

II ‫ﻳـُﻘَﺒﱢﻞ ﻗَﺒﱠ َﻞ‬

III ‫ﻳـُﻘﺎﺑِﻞ ﻗﺎﺑَ َﻞ‬
IV ‫ﻳـُﻘﺒِﻞ ﺃَﻗﺒَ َﻞ‬

V ‫ﻳـَﺘَﻘَﺒﱠﻞ ﺗَﻘَﺒﱠ َﻞ‬

VI ‫ﻳـَﺘَﻘﺎﺑَﻞ ﺗَﻘﺎﺑَﻞ‬

VII

VIII

IX

X ‫ﺍِﺳﺘَﻘﺒَ َﻞ‬ ‫ﻳـَﺴﺘَﻘﺒِﻞ‬

Verb patterns, ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬, Forms I–X

Unit 33: Answers to Exercise 2

Write the perfect form stems I–X in Arabic, replacing the consonants “f” with “‫”ﻑ‬,
“c” with “‫”ﻉ‬, and “l” with “‫ ;”ﻝ‬and the vowels /a/ with a ‫ﻓﺘﺤﺔ‬, /u/ with a ‫ﺿﻤﺔ‬,
and /i/ with a ‫ﻛﺴﺮﺓ‬. For example, Form VII would be written like this: ‫ﺍِﻧﻔـَﻌـَﻞ‬.

1 The search and replace function of a word processor is a fast way of replacing ‫ ﻉ ﻝ ﻑ‬with actual
roots.

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Workbook When done, you should have the 10 forms – without the subject marker – written
and Answers in Arabic.

Form I stem: Perfect (‫)ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ Arabic

Form II stem: facvl ‫ﻓـَﻌـَﻞ‬
Form III stem: {facal} ‫ﻓـَﻌـُﻞ‬
Form IV stem: {facul} ‫ﻓـَﻌـِﻞ‬
Form V stem: {facil} ‫ﻓـَﻌـﱠﻞ‬
Form VI stem: faccal ‫ﻓﺎﻋـَﻞ‬
Form VII stem: faacal ‫ﺃﻓﻌـَﻞ‬
Form VIII stem: ’afcal ‫ﺗـَﻔـَﻌـﱠﻞ‬
Form IX stem: tafaccal ‫ﺗـَﻔﺎﻋـَﻞ‬
Form X stem: tafaacal ‫ﺍِﻧﻔـَﻌـَﻞ‬
infacal ‫ﺍِﻓﺘـَﻌـَﻞ‬
iftacal ‫ﺍِﻓﻌـَ ّﻞ‬
ifcall ‫ﺇﺳﺘَﻔ َﻌﻞ‬
istafcal

Unit 33: Answers to Exercise 3

Conjugate the perfect Form II by adding the appropriate subject markers. Use
the following root radicals to conjugate Form II in the perfect:

‫ ﻑ‬for the first radical,
‫ ﻙ‬for the second, and
‫ ﺭ‬for the third.

‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮ ُﺕ‬ I thought 1st person singular
2nd person masculine singular
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮ َﺕ‬ you thought 2nd person feminine singular
3rd person masculine singular
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮ ِﺕ‬ you thought 3rd person feminine singular
2nd person dual
‫ ﻓـَﻜـﱠ َﺮ‬he thought
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮَﺕ‬
she thought

332 ‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮﺗـﻤﺎ‬ you thought

‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮﺍ‬ they thought 3rd person masculine dual Unit 33: Verb
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮ َﺗﺎ‬ they thought 3rd person feminine dual patterns
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮﻧﺎ‬ we thought 1st person plural
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮﺗـُﻢ‬ you thought 2nd person masculine plural ‫ﺃﻭﺯﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻞ‬
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮﺗـُ ﱠﻦ‬ you thought 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮﻭﺍ‬ they thought 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﻓـَﻜـﱠﺮ َﻥ‬ they thought 3rd person feminine plural

Verb patterns, ‫ﺍﻟ ُﻤﻀﺎ ِﺭﻉ‬, Forms I–X

Unit 33: Answers to Exercise 4

Write the imperfect form stems I–X replacing the consonants “f ” with “‫ﻑ‬,
“c” with “‫”ﻉ‬, and “l” with “‫ ;”ﻝ‬and the vowels /a/ with a ‫ﻓﺘﺤﺔ‬, /u/ with a ‫ﺿﻤﺔ‬,
a ‫ﻛﺴﺮﺓ‬. For example, Form VII bheavwertihtteen10likfoertmhiss,,w‫ﻞ‬iِ‫ـ‬t‫ﻌ‬hَo‫ﻔـ‬u‫ﻧ‬t,
and /i/ with would
without the subject marker. When done, you should

the subject marker, written in Arabic.

Form I stem: Imperfect (‫)ﺍﻟ ُﻤﻀﺎﺭﻉ‬ Arabic

Form II stem: fcvl ‫ـﻔـْﻌـَﻞ‬
Form III stem: {fcal} ‫ﻓـْﻌـُﻞ‬
Form IV stem: {fcul} ‫ﻓـْﻌـِﻞ‬
Form V stem: {fcil} ‫ﻓـَﻌـﱢﻞ‬
Form VI stem: faccil ‫ﻓﺎﻋـِﻞ‬
Form VII stem: faacil ‫ﻓﻌـِﻞ‬
Form VIII stem: fcil ‫ﺗـَﻔـَﻌـﱠﻞ‬
Form IX stem: tafaccal ‫ﺗـَﻔﺎﻋـَﻞ‬
Form X stem: tafaacal ‫ﻧﻔـَﻌـِﻞ‬
nfacil ‫ﻓﺘـَﻌـِﻞ‬
ftacil ‫ﻓﻌـَ ّﻞ‬
fcall ‫ﺳﺘـَﻔﻌـِﻞ‬
stafcil

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Workbook Unit 34: The perfect, Form I ‫ﻓـَﻌﻞ‬
and Answers

Unit 34: Answers to Exercise 1

Conjugate the perfect Form I verb ‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺢ‬ for all possible 13 subjects. See Conju-
gating the perfect if necessary.

‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤ ُﺖ‬ 1st person singular
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤ َﺖ‬ 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤ ِﺖ‬ 2nd person feminine singular
3rd person masculine singular
‫ﻓـَﺘـَ َﺢ‬ 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤـَﺖ‬ 2nd person dual
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤﺘـُﻤﺎ‬ 3rd person masculine dual
3rd person feminine dual
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤﺎ‬ 1st person plural
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤـَﺘﺎ‬ 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤﻨﺎ‬ 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤﺘـُﻢ‬ 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤﺘـُ ﱠﻦ‬ 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤﻮﺍ‬
‫ﻓـَﺘـَﺤ َﻦ‬

Unit 34: Answers to Exercise 2

Conjugate the perfect Form I verb ‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮ‬ for all possible 13 subjects. See Conju-
gating the perfect if necessary.

‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮ ُﺕ‬ 1st person singular

‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮ َﺕ‬ 2nd person masculine singular

‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮ ِﺕ‬ 2nd person feminine singular

‫ﻛـَﺒـُ َﺮ‬ 3rd person masculine singular

‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮ َﺕ‬ 3rd person feminine singular

‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮﺗـُﻤﺎ‬ 2nd person dual

‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮﺍ‬ 3rd person masculine dual

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‫ﻛـَﺒـُ َﺮﺗﺎ‬ 3rd person feminine dual Unit 35:
‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮﻧﺎ‬ 1st person plural The perfect,
‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮﺗـُﻢ‬ 2nd person masculine plural Form II
‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮﺗـُ ﱠﻦ‬ 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮﻭﺍ‬ 3rd person masculine plural ‫ﻓـَﻌـّﻞ‬
‫ﻛـَﺒـُﺮ َﻥ‬ 3rd person feminine plural

Unit 34: Answers to Exercise 3

Conjugate the perfect Form I verb ‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻊ‬ for all possible 13 subjects. See Con-
jugating the perfect if necessary.

‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌ ُﺖ‬ 1st person singular
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌ َﺖ‬ 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌ ِﺖ‬ 2nd person feminine singular
3rd person masculine singular
‫ﺳـَﻤـِ َﻊ‬ 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌـَﺖ‬ 2nd person dual
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌﺘـُﻤﺎ‬ 3rd person masculine dual
3rd person feminine dual
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌﺎ‬ 1st person plural
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌـَﺘﺎ‬ 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌﻨﺎ‬ 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌﺘـُﻢ‬ 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌﺘـُ ﱠﻦ‬ 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌﻮﺍ‬
‫ﺳـَﻤـِﻌﻨﺎ‬

Unit 35: The perfect, Form II (‫)ﻓـَﻌـّﻞ‬

Unit 35: Answers to Exercise 1

Conjugate the perfect Form II verb ‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮ َﺭ‬ for all possible 13 subjects. See Conju-
gating the perfect if necessary.

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Workbook Form II Perfect (‫)ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ Meaning
and Answers faccal ‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭ‬ to turn (lights) on

336 ‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭ ُﺕ‬ 1st person singular
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭ َﺕ‬ 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭ ِﺕ‬ 2nd person feminine singular
3rd person masculine singular
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮ َﺭ‬ 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮ َﺭﺕ‬ 2nd person dual
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭﺗـُﻤﺎ‬ 3rd person masculine dual
3rd person feminine dual
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭﺍ‬ 1st person plural
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮ َﺭﺗﺎ‬ 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭﻧﺎ‬ 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭﺗـُﻢ‬ 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭﺗـُ ﱠﻦ‬ 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭﻭﺍ‬
‫ﻧـَ ﱠﻮﺭ َﻥ‬

Unit 35: Answers to Exercise 2

Conjugate the perfect Form II verb ‫ َﻭﻟـﱠﻊ‬for all possible 13 subjects. See Conju-

gating the perfect if necessary.

Form II Perfect (‫)ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ Meaning
faccal to set fire to
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻊ‬
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌ ُﺖ‬ 1st person singular
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌ َﺖ‬ 2nd person masculine singular
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌ ِﺖ‬ 2nd person feminine singular
َ ‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻊ‬ 3rd person masculine singular
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌـَﺖ‬ 3rd person feminine singular
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌﺘـُﻤﺎ‬ 2nd person dual
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌﺎ‬ 3rd person masculine dual
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌـَﺘﺎ‬ 3rd person feminine dual
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌﻨﺎ‬ 1st person plural

‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌﺘـُﻢ‬ 2nd person masculine plural Unit 36:
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌﺘـُ ﱠﻦ‬ 2nd person feminine plural The perfect,
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌﻮﺍ‬ 3rd person masculine plural Form III
3rd person feminine plural
‫َﻭﻟـﱠﻌ َﻦ‬ ‫ﻓﺎﻋـَﻞ‬

Unit 35: Answers to Exercise 3

Conjugate the perfect Form II verb ‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮ‬ for all possible 13 subjects. See Con-
jugating the perfect if necessary.

Form II Perfect (‫)ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ Meaning
faccal to smash
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮ‬ 1st person singular
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮ ُﺕ‬ 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮ َﺕ‬ 2nd person feminine singular
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮ ِﺕ‬ 3rd person masculine singular
َ ‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮ‬ 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴ َﺮﺕ‬ 2nd person dual
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮﺗـُﻤﺎ‬ 3rd person masculine dual
3rd person feminine dual
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮﺍ‬ 1st person plural
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴ َﺮﺗﺎ‬ 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮﻧﺎ‬ 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮﺗـُﻢ‬ 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮﺗـُ ﱠﻦ‬ 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮﻭﺍ‬
‫ﻛـَ ﱠﺴﺮﻧﺎ‬

Unit 36: The perfect, Form III ‫ﻓﺎﻋـَﻞ‬

Unit 36: Answers to Exercise 1

Conjugate the perfect Form III verb ‫ ﻧﺎ َﻭﻝ‬for all possible 13 subjects. See Con-

jugating the perfect if necessary.

337

Workbook Form III Perfect (‫)ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ Meaning
and Answers faaccal to hand (something to someone)
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻝ‬ 1st person singular
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟ ُﺖ‬ 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟ َﺖ‬ 2nd person feminine singular
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟ ِﺖ‬ 3rd person masculine singular
‫ﻧَﺎ َﻭ َﻝ‬ 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟَﺖ‬ 2nd person dual
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟﺘـُﻤﺎ‬ 3rd person masculine dual
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻻ‬ 3rd person feminine dual
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟَﺘﺎ‬ 1st person plural
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟﻨﺎ‬ 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟﺘـُﻢ‬ 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟﺘـُ ﱠﻦ‬ 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟﻮﺍ‬ 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﻧﺎ َﻭﻟ َﻦ‬

Unit 36: Answers to Exercise 2

Conjugate the perfect Form III verb ‫( ﺣﺎ َﻭﻝ‬in ‫ )ﺣﺎ َﻭﻝ ﺃ ْﻥ‬for all possible 13

subjects. See Conjugating the perfect if necessary.

Form III Perfect (‫)ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ Meaning
faacal ‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻝ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ to try to (do something)
1st person singular
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟ ُﺖ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟ َﺖ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 2nd person feminine singular
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟ ِﺖ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 3rd person masculine singular
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻝ َ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 3rd person feminine singular
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟـَﺖ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 2nd person dual
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟﺘـُﻤﺎ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 3rd person masculine dual
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻻ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 3rd person feminine dual
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟـَﺘﺎ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 1st person plural
338 ‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟﻨﺎ ﺃ ْﻥ‬

‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟﺘـُﻢ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 2nd person masculine plural Unit 37:
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟﺘـُ ﱠﻦ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 2nd person feminine plural The perfect,
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟﻮﺍ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ 3rd person masculine plural Form IV
3rd person feminine plural
‫ﺣﺎ َﻭﻟ َﻦ ﺃ ْﻥ‬ ‫ﺃَﻓﻌـَﻞ‬

Unit 36: Answers to Exercise 3

Conjugate the perfect Form III verb ‫ ﻗﺎ َﻭﻡ‬for all possible 13 subjects. See Conju-

gating the perfect if necessary.

Form III Perfect (‫)ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ Meaning
faacal to resist (someone or something)
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻡ‬ 1st person singular
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣ ُﺖ‬ 2nd person masculine singular
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣ َﺖ‬ 2nd person feminine singular
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣ ِﺖ‬ 3rd person masculine singular
3rd person feminine singular
َ ‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻡ‬ 2nd person dual
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣﺖ‬ 3rd person masculine dual
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣﺘـُﻤﺎ‬ 3rd person feminine dual
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣﺎ‬ 1st person plural
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭ َﻣﺘﺎ‬ 2nd person masculine plural
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣﻨﺎ‬ 2nd person feminine plural
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣﺘـُﻢ‬ 3rd person masculine plural
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣﺘـُ ﱠﻦ‬ 3rd person feminine plural
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣﻮﺍ‬
‫ﻗﺎ َﻭﻣﻨﺎ‬

Unit 37: The perfect, Form IV ‫ﺃَﻓﻌـَﻞ‬ 339

Unit 37: Answers to Exercise 1

Conjugate the perfect Form IV verb ‫ ﺃﺣ َﻀﺮ‬for all possible 13 subjects. Write

down all 13 possibilities in the blank spaces below. See Conjugating the perfect
if necessary.