Arabic grammar
Schema
wand to separate.
Articles
- no indefinite articles a/an, but do have definite articles
al-albytthe house.
Nouns
- all n and adj are either m or f.
- f usually ends with the letter
h'short a only found in the end of words --am[-aum] mother,-aH't[-auH';t], sister,bnt[bin;t] daughter or girl
Collective Plural
djaj[dajaaj] chicken: collective plural, a singular, referring to an entire group or category.
Adjectives
- follows the nouns, agree on genders with the nouns
mdynh' grbyh'an Arab city f.jamgh' jdydh'a new university f.mtrjmh' d'kyh'a smart translator f.mtrjm d'kya smart translator m.bld grbyan Arab country m.byt jdyda new house m.-astad'h' -amrykyhan American professor f.-astad' -amrykyan American professor m
- color
byt -azrq[bay;t -aaz;raq] a blue house mmdynh' zrqa-[madynh' zar;qa-] a blue city f
- nationality m, just add the letter y to the end of the country
Adverbs
-aHb a--yTalya *-ayS'a==aalso.
Personal Pronouns
| pronouns | feminine | masculine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| you | -ant [-an;ti]. |
-ant [-an;ta]. |
|
| she, he | hy [hiyya]. |
hw [huwwa]. |
Possessive pronouns
- family members
- my - if the words don't end in
h'ة.- add
yat the of the noun, it means something of mine -amy[-aummy] my mother
- add
- your
- Your m -ak
a--bnk[a--bnak] m your son
- Your f -ik
a--bnk[a--bnik] your son
- Your m -ak
- all words endings in ة sound [at]
madyna,madynatymy city,madynatakyour city m,madynatikyour city f
Verb roots
- am, is, are not expressed in Arabic
trilateral root, mostly 9 forms
- form-1 general meaning
- form-7 prefix
in-to form-1 verbs - reflexive and/or passive version - form-8 prefix
i-to form-1 verbs and add a?=oSukuun on 1st radical - reflexive, or specially derived meaning relative. - form-10 prefix
ista-to the form-1 verbs, insert t - considerative version, to consider someone to have the quality of form-1 verb; often a requestive version request or seak sth for oneself - form-9 rare prefix
i-to form-1 verbs, add a?=oon 1st radical, add a?=wShadda to the last radical - related to colors turning
- form-7 prefix
- form-2
?=w2nd - causative, insensitive version- form-5 prefix
ta-to form-2 verbs - reflexive version, usually intransitive; sometimes an intensive version of form 1
- form-5 prefix
- form-3 add
abetween 1st and 2nd - associative meaning: to or with- form-6 prefix ta- to form-3 verbs - reflexive version, usually intransitive
- form-4 prefix
a-and?=oto 1st - usually causative
Verb conjugations
- Egyptian verbs conjugations are easier than
algrbyh' alfSHI[algrbyh' alfuSHa] Modern Standard Arabic.
Possession
- at + sub + obj -
gnd jwdy jaakyt jamylat Judy jacket pretty -> Judy has a pretty jacketgndy bytI have a house.gndk byt[gin;dak bay;t] you m have a house.gndk byt[gin;dik bay;t] you f have a house.gnd jwdy byt[gin;d jwdy bay;t] Judy has a house.lys gnd jwdy byt[lay;sa gin;d jwdy bay;t] Judy doesn't have a house.
Preposition
mg[maga] with Tamer.gn alqra-h'[gan al;qira-h'] about reading.
Question
- Yes or No Questions begins with the word
hl[hal] without literal translation but a signifier.