Arabic: An Essential Grammar

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َلا اًوْفَع

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ْنَأ ُديِرُأ

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يِف ىَقْبَأ

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ِلِخا َّ دل

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ٌليِمَج ُّ وَجْلَو

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. ٍفاَصَو

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َلاَعَت

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يِفَو ِقو ُّ سل يِف ى َّ شَمَتَن

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ِسْفَن

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ِتْقَوْل

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يِرَتْشَأ

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ًةَّ يِدَه

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يِنْتَصْوَأ

اَهْيَلَع

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. يِتْخُأ

(9)

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Sorry, I do not

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want

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to stay

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indoors (inside) in this nice

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clear

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weather.

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Come and

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walk in the market and at

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the same

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time

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I will

buy

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a gift which

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my sister

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has asked me for.

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ُتْوَعَد

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َضْعَب َةَحِراَبْل

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يِف ٍةَوْهَق ِناَجْنِف ىَلَع ) ٌقيِدَص ( ِءاَقِدْصْ َلأ

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ِدَحَأ

يَّ نِكلو v ) ىًهْقَم ( َيِهاَقَمـْل

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ِءوُسِل

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َّ ظَحـْل

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ُتيِسَن

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vِتْيَبْل يِف يِدوُقُن

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ُمُهُدَحَأ َعَفَدَف

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. َباَسِحـْل

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اَمَك

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يِناَطْعَأ

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اًريِغَص اًغَلْبَم

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َيِرَتْش ِلأَ

َضَعَب

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يِتَّل ) ٌءْيَش ( ِءاَيْشْ َلأ

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. ِتْيَبْل يِف اَهُجاَتْحَأ

(10)
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Yesterday
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I invited some
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friends for a cup of coffee in
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a cafe (lit. in
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one of the coffee shops), but
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unfortunately (lit.
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bad
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luck, fortune)
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I

left (lit.

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I forgot)

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my money at home, so one of them

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paid

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the bill. He

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also

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gave me a small

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sum

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to buy some

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things which

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I need at

home.

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ٌطِباَض

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وُذ

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ٍةَبْتُر

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يِف ٍةَيِلاَع

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vِشْيَجـْل

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يِف اَنَد

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َنِم ِمَتْأَمـْل

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ِناَمْثُج

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(^) َ ّيِدْنُجـْل
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vِديِه َّ شل
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ُها َّ يَحَف
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ًةَّ يِحَت
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ًةَّ يِرَكْسَع
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ىَنَحَو
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. ُهَل ُهَسْأَر

(11) At
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the funeral
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a high-
2,3
ranking
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officer in
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the army
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approached
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the

martyred

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soldier’s

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body.

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He

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saluted him with

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a military

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salute

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and bowed

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his head towards him.

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يِئاَقِدْصَأ ِدَحَأ ُدِلاَو َي َّ فُوُت

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يِقيِدَصِل ُتْلَسْرَأَف

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َةَلاَسِر

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ِةَيِزْع َّ تل

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: َةَيِلا َّ تل

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ُدَّ كَؤُأ

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(^) َّ نَأ َكَل
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َرَبَخـْل
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َنِزْحُمـْلا
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َكِدِلاَو ِةاَفَوِب
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يِنَلَعَج
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اًكِراَشُم
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ه يِف ) ٌنْزُح ( َكِناَزْحَِلأ
ا
ِهِذ
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. ِةاَسْأَمـْل

(12) The father of one of my friends
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died
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so I sent my friend
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the following
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letter of
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condolence: ‘
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I assure
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you that
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the sad
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news of your

father’s

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death

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made me

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share

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the sadness of

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your tragedy with

you.’

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Verbs with

a weak final

radical,

doubly

weak verbs