Basic Sentence Structure

Question 1

What are the two main types of sentences in Arabic?

Answer 1

: جملة اسمية (nominal sentence) and جملة فعلية (verbal sentence).

Question 2

What does a nominal sentence start with?

Answer 2

noun (اسم).

Question 3

What are the two parts of a nominal sentence?

Answer 3

دأ (subject) + خبر (predicate).

Question 4

What does a verbal sentence start with?

Answer 4

A verb (فعل).

Question 5

What does an “اسم” refer to?

Answer 5

: A person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 6

What is the past tense used for?

Answer 6

Completed actions.

Question 7

How is the future expressed in Arabic?

Answer 7

By adding سـ or سوف.

Example سأكتبُ – “I will write.”