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Grammar ➡ Types of Sentences in Arabic: Verbal & Nominal

Hello everyone !

This course is devoted to Arabic sentence types.

Before you start, know that there are two main types of sentences in Arabic:

1. The verbal phrase
2. The noun phrase

• What is the difference ?
• How will this help me?
• How are they constructed?

These are the questions that this course will attempt to answer.

Verbal Phrase

Construction of the verb sentence: [Verb] + [Subject] + [Complement]

Features:

• The verb phrase begins with a verb (in 99% of cases)
• The pronoun can be implicit (in case it is already indicated by the form of the verb)

First, the verb (عمل, ينمو…)

Then the subject, it can be:

• of a personal pronoun (أنا, أنت, هو, هي, نحن, انتما, هم …)
• of a proper noun (يوسف,محمد …)
• etc …

Finally the complement, it can be:

• of a circumstantial complement (غدا, أمس …)
• etc …

Examples:

• يشرب يوسف عصير البرتقال (Youssef drinks an orange juice)

What is the verb phrase used for? :

• It is used to indicate an event or an action.
• We use it when we want to emphasize the event!

Nominal sentence

Construction of the noun phrase: [Subject] + [Attribute]

• It does not contain a verb (it is implied)
• It begins with a noun (or a pronoun, etc.)

So first the subject, it can be:

• of a personal pronoun (أنا, أنت, هو, هي, نحن, انتما, هم …)
• of a proper noun (يوسف, موحمد …)
• etc …

Then the attribute, it can be:

• of an indeterminate qualifying adjective (عظيم, جميل …)
• of a circumstantial complement (غدا, أمس …)
• etc …

Examples:

• الدار كبيرة (the house is big)
• أنا جميلة (I am beautiful)

What is the noun phrase used for? :

• It is used to indicate certain information on a subject (I am beautiful, I am tall, I am strong, ...).
• We use it when we want to insist on the subject!

Other Lessons

• THE IMPERFECT
• NOMINATIVE SEPARATE PERSONAL PRONOUNS
• Adjectives
• Conjugation of the verb to write in the perfect
• THE DECLENSION OF THE SOUND FEMININE PLURAL
• THE DECLENSION OF THE SOUND MASCULINE PLURAL
• RELATIVE PRONOUNS
• Prepositions
• How to Use Be
• Negation