Learn Arabic Arabic Grammar and Sentence Structure

Question 1

Arabic nouns have how many grammatical genders?

Accepted Answer

Two (masculine and feminine)

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One (neutral)

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Three (masculine, feminine, neuter)

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Four

Question 2

What is the typical word order in a standard Arabic verbal sentence?

Accepted Answer

Verb-Subject-Object (VSO)

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Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)

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Object-Subject-Verb (OSV)

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Verb-Object-Subject (VOS)

Question 3

In Arabic grammar, what is the 'idafa' (إضافة) construction?

Accepted Answer

A possessive noun phrase linking two nouns

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A type of verb conjugation

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A question word

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A type of adjective agreement

Question 4

Arabic adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

Accepted Answer

Gender, number, and case

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Gender only

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Number only

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Gender and number

Question 5

What does a 'tanween' (nunation) ending on a noun indicate in Arabic?

Accepted Answer

The noun is indefinite

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The noun is definite

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The noun is plural

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The noun is in the dual form

Question 6

What prefix makes a noun definite in Arabic?

Accepted Answer

ال (al-)

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ما (ma-)

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في (fi-)

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لـ (li-)