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GenderArabic nouns have gender. They can be masculine and feminine.

جدة جدجد ةجد

The ‘tah marboota’ is often howةwe tell masculine and feminine nouns apart

What is the difference between these two words?

This – االشارة اسماء This is a pen. This is a ruler.

But, in Arabic we differentiate between masculine and feminine……

This a pen. This a ruler.

In Arabic we say:

This – االشارة اسماءPen is a masculine noun.Ruler is a feminine noun.

هذا هذه

So in Arabic we have two words that correspond to the English “this”:

masculine feminine

Pen is a masculine noun.Ruler is a feminine noun.

هذه .مسطرة

So in Arabic we would say:

هذا .قلم

This – االشارة اسماء

Match the following.

هذ ا

عمعمةولدبنت

هذ ه

هذ ا

هذ ه

This – االشارة اسماء

My - ي

Brother + MY = My Brother

= ي + أخ يأخ

Mum + MY = My mum.

= ي + أم يأم

I - أناArabic has no ‘copula’ verb.

أنا.I am Ahmed.أحمد

Or you can say “my name is”:

ياسم أنا.أحمد

We - نحنArabic has no ‘copula’ verb.

نحن,لة .We are (a) family.عائ

Our - نا

God + Our = Our God.

= نا + رب ال ناربله

Basic ownershipTo say that a pen belongs to a certain person you construct the following phrase..

هذا هذه

عائشة قلم . مسطرة.عائشة

Questions – اسئلةThe first question structure we can form is:

What is this?

The word what is: م This word is used to ask about ا

animals or things.

Questions – اسئلة

What + this =

؟هذا ما

ما ؟هذه قاموس هذا

.محمد

هذا .قاموس

هذه قصة .قصة هذه

.محمد

Technically

Questions – اسئلة

What + this =

؟هذا ما

قاموس هذا .محمد

هذا .قاموس

هذه قصة .قصة هذه

.محمد

In reality if you are inquiring about what something is you would not know the gender.

People will respond correctly.

Questions – :The second question structure we can form isاسئلة

Who is this?

The word “who” is: م ن

This word is used to ask about people.

Questions – اسئلة

Who + this =

من ؟هذا

من ؟هذه علي هذا

.هذه .أمين"ة

Conversation

How are you?

ك"ي"ف" ك"ي"ف" ح"ا"ل"ك"؟ح"ا"ل"ك"؟

Vocative Case – يا النداء

How are you O’ Sameer?

يكيفحالك ا

سمير؟