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I have to do this! Arabic

I have to do this!

To express compulsion / obligation (internal or external) the construction على… أن is used. Sometimes this construction is preceded by the verb يَجِبُ…

How to say “I have”? Arabic

How to say “I have”?

There is no verb "to have" in Arabic. In order to express possession, other constructions must be used by adding a suffixed pronoun to them. The most …

Telling time in Arabic Arabic

Telling time in Arabic

Expressing the time is very simple. First of all, it should be remembered that in Arabic there is a 12-hour system, and the hours are expressed with t…

How to describe past habits? Arabic

How to describe past habits?

To describe a habit that took place in the past, the construction كَانَ + verb in the present tense is used.  كُنْتُ أَلْعَبُ كُرَةَ السَّلَّةِ ك…

Arabic accent - some melody Arabic

Arabic accent - some melody

There is no permanent accent in Arabic. It often changes and stops at different words. What's worse, the accent can be completely different in each di…

Demonstrative pronouns (further) Arabic

Demonstrative pronouns (further)

If there is a definite word after the demonstrative pronoun, then it has much of the demonstrative pronoun and we translate it that etc. tha…

Demonstrative pronouns (closer) Arabic

Demonstrative pronouns (closer)

If there is a definite word after the demonstrative pronoun, then it has much of the demonstrative pronoun and we translate it this etc. thi…

How is the infinitive expressed? Arabic

How is the infinitive expressed?

There are no infinitives in Arabic. The verb is most often given in the past and present in the 3rd person singular (هو) and then declined accordingly…

The past tense – meanings, negative, conjugation Arabic

The past tense – meanings, negative, conjugation

PAST TENSE MEANINGS The basic meaning of the past tense relates to an activity that took place in the past, it is prior to the context of the utteranc…