Use Equational Sentences in Arabic Language

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Hello, and thank you for watching VisiHow. Today, we will learn how to form a basic equational sentence in standard Arabic.

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   The word order of a basic equational sentence is subject-predicate

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   First we will write the subject, followed by the predicate.

   

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   The subject is what the sentence is about

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   The predicate provides us with more information about the subject

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   We can see on the left side of the board, at the bottom, we've written three English sentences

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   The first sentence says, "I am tall"

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   The subject is "I".

   

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   The predicate is the rest of the sentence

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   Remember that there is no word in Arabic for present tense "to be", so while "am" and "is" appear in the English form, they are implied in Arabic

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   The subject of the second sentence is "He"

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   The predicate of the second sentence is, "is a teacher"

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    The subject of the third sentence is "the house"

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    The predicate of the third sentence is, "is big"

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    Knowing this, to write "I am tall" in Arabic, we will write, "I tall"

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    This is pronounced "ana tawila". I will use the feminine form since I am a girl, but the masculine form is "tawil".

    

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    We write "ana" as alif, nuun, alif

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    We write "tawila" as taa, waaw, yaa, laam, taa marbuuta

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    This is the feminine ending.

    

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    If this was the masculine form, the word would end with laam

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    However, since I am a girl, we are adding a the feminine ending

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    The second sentence is, "He is a teacher"

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    In Arabic, we would write, "he teacher", which is "huwa madarris".

    

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    "Huwa" is haa, waaw

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    "Mudarris" is miim, daal, ra doubled, siin

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    Again, "huwa mudarris" is "He is a teacher".

    

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    The third sentence is, "The house is big"

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    "Al bayt" is "the house". "Kabeer" is "big".

    

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    "Al bayt" is written "al", then baa, yaa, taa

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    "Kabeer" is kaaf, baa, yaa, ra

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    Again, "al bayt kabeer" is "the house is big".

    

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    In each one of these sentences, we can see subject, then predicate

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    This does conclude today's tutorial on how to form a basic equational sentence in standard Arabic

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    If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please leave them in the space below.

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