Arabic: An Essential Grammar

َبِرَش

1

ىَّ تَح َةَوْهَقْل ُفْي َّ ضل

2

. َلْف ُ ّثل

(18) sˇariba d

̇

-d

̇

ayfu l-qahwata h

̇

atta ̄ t

̄

-t

̄

ufla.

The

1

guest drank the coffee, even

2

the grounds.

ُبْلَكْل َلَكَأ

1

ىَّ تَح َمْح َّ لـل

2

. ِمْظَعْل

(19)

akala l-kalbu l-lah

̇

ma h

̇

atta ̄ l-



ad

̄ ̇

mi.

The dog ate

1

the meat to

2

the bones.

َلَكَأ

1

. َمْظَعْل ى َّ تَح َمْح َّ لـل ُّ طِقـْل

(20)

akala l-qit

̇

t

̇

u l-lah

̇

ma h

̇

atta ̄ l-



ad

̄ ̇

ma.

1

The cat ate the meat, even the bones.

Translate into Arabic:

(1) The dog ate the fried fish and then he drank milk.

(2) The officer knocked at the door and (then) went into the office.

(3) The merchant wrote an important message to the government.

(4) The blackboard fell on the cat and (so) he died.

(5) The worker stabbed (hit) the engineer with a knife.

(6) The ambassador fell into the pool and (so) he died.

(7) The army occupied the factory.

(8) The child drank cold juice in the morning, (and) so he got sick.

(9) Yesterday I read an important book about the factory.

(10) The doorman carried the bag and the food to the palace.

(11) The minister promised to establish an agricultural bank in the country.

(12) The guest got thirsty and (so) drank cold juice and then he drank coffee.

(13) The employee knocked at the door and (then) he went in to the king.

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Conjunc-

tions,

preposi-

tions and

the particle

تىََّح h

̇

atta ̄