Language Learning

What is Tanween? What is tanween in Arabic?  The English word for tanween is ‘nunation.’ Only nouns get nunation, but not all nouns. Certain nouns, all types of pronouns, which are classified as nouns in Arabic, verbs, and particles do not get nunation. Generally, nunation is us…

Simple Arabic Grammar Terms (1) Arabic grammar terms of the previous lessons are listed and explained. Besides the explanation of grammar term, examples are given. A word that can be a subject فَاعِل, a topic مُبْتَدَأ, a predicate خَبَر, an object of a verb مَفْعُول,…

The Basic Present Verbal Sentence As explained in the previous lesson, the verbal sentence in Arabic الجُمْلَةُ الفِعْلِيَّة is composed of a verb فِعْل, a subject فَاعِل, and an object مَفْعُول, which may be optional. It always starts with a verb. Also, the verb can be intransi…

The Basic Past Verbal Sentences The basic past verbal sentence in Arabic الجُمْلَة الفِعْلِيَّة [al-jumlah al-fi‘liiyah] can be a word or a group of words that express a complete action. It starts with a verb فِعْل [fi‘l] which is always followed by a subject فَاعِل [faa‘il] (i.…

Familiarity with Arabic verb types is important for correct verb conjugation and usage. These types are based on the structure of the verb root, the component letters of the verb root, whether the verb requires a complement, and the tense or time of verb. Verb Root Structure: …

As explained earlier, the irregular verb الفِعْلُ المُعْتَل in Arabic is the verb that includes a weak letter حَرْفُ عِلَّة (i.e. ا ، و ، ي). It is considered irregular because its root changes while appending attached subject pronouns to it. This change can be leaving a weak let…