chapter 2 book 2 Flashcards

(21 cards)

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whats singular in grammar

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it refers to one person or thing either masculine or feminine

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what is dual in grammar

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refers to two persons or object, either masculine or feminine and is formed by adding “alif noon” to the singular form

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what is plural and how many types does it have

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refers to more than two and has three types;
1) masculine plural: only male and u add “ wow noon” to the singular form i.e مهندس –> مهندسون
2) feminine plural: only female and u add “alif taa” to the singular form i.e مهندسة –) مهندسات
3) broken plural: change inside the singular form

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what is a demonstrative pronoun and what are they in english

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def: pronoun that points to something or someone
examples: this, that, these, those,

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How are demonstrative pronouns characterized?

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gender: male or female
distance: close or far
number: singular (1), dual (2), plural (2+)

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what are the different ways of saying this in arabic

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male singular close:هذا “ha zaa”
female singular close:هذه “ha zi hi”

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when do u use “this”

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male or female, singular, close

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what are the different ways of saying “that” in arabic

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male singular far: ذلك “za li ka”
female singular far: تلك “til ka”

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when do you use “that”

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male or female, singular, far

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whats the difference between “this” and “that”

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this: close singular
that: far singular

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What are the different ways of saying “these two” in arabic

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male, dual, close: هذان “ ha zaa ni”
female, dual, close: هاتان “ haa taa ni”

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when do you use “these two”

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male or female, Dual, close

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what are the different ways of saying “these” in arabic

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male or female, plural, close: هاولاا “ ha oo laa i”
male or female, plural, far: اولاك “ oo laa i ka”

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when do you use “these”

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male or female, plural, close or far`

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what are teh demonstrative pronoun of non-humans

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identical to singular female for close and far:
non-human, plural, close: هذه “ ha zi hi”
non-human, plural, far: تلك “til ka”

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16
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what is interrogative

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its a word that poses a questions i.e who, what, where, when, why, how

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How do you say “who”

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من “man”

18
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How do you say “What”

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ما “maa”

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من “man” is …

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ما “maa” is …