Arabic: An Essential Grammar

َيِه

1

. َكاَنـُه

(5) hiya huna ̄ka.

She (is)

1

there.

ٌبـِتاَك َوُه

1

. ٌروُهـْشَم

(6) huwa ka ̄tibun masˇhu ̄run.

He (is)

1

a famous writer.

1

. اَيْناَمـْلَأ يـِف ُبِراَقْ َلأَأ

(7)

al-

aqa ̄ribu fı

• 
  
  alma ̄nya ̄.
  1
  The relatives (are) in Germany.

َوُه

1

ٌبيِبَط

2

. ٌرِطاَش

(8) huwa t

̇

abı

• bun sˇa ̄t
  ̇

irun.

He (is)

2

a skilful

1

physician.

ُبْلَكْلَأ

1

. ٌنـيِمَأ

(9)

al-kalbu

amı

• nun.

The dog (is)

1

faithful.

ُلـْكْ َلأَأ

1

. ٌبـ َّ يـَط

(10)

al-

aklu t

̇

ayyibun.

The food (is)

1

delicious, good.

ُرـيِدـُمـْلَأ

1

. ٌهوُرـْكـَم

(11)

al-mudı

• ru makru ̄hun.

The director (is)

1

hated.

1

َوـُه vْمَعَن

2

. ٌلوُغـْشـَم

(12) na



am, huwa masˇg ̇u ̄lun.

1

Yes, he (is)

2

busy.

1

ُرـْمـُعـْلَأ

2

. ٌريِصَق

(13)

al-



umru qas

̇

ı

• run.
  1
  (The) life (is)
  2
  short.

اَنَأ

1

. ٌفـِس اƒ

(14)

ana ̄

a ̄sifun.

I (am)

1

sorry.

Definite

article,

nominal

and verbal

sentences,

adjectives

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