Arabic Tutor – Volume

Volume Two

Lesson 18

Changes in the Verb due to the Doer

1. When a verb precedes the (,), it will always be

singular, whether the (,) is singular, dual or plural.

However, it will correspond to the (,) in gender.

Examples:

Plural Dual Singular

J "B %L CM %L K =
M 0MJ I M%CM %L K =
M 0MJ
L CM %L K =
M 0MJ
T
L M%CM %L K —
I ?M0MJ I M0%M CM %L K —
I ?M0MJ -S %M CM %L K —
I ?M0MJ

However, if the (,) is a broken plural and a non-

intelligent being ($ ¨v), whether masculine or feminine,

the verb is generally singular feminine in both cases.
Examples:
(!
S M%Ž
I K T
I ‡{ M|) – The (male) camels came.
(3
L "B &œ —
I ?MM XJ ) – The (female) camels went.

Note 1: The word (!

u M%|I ) is the broken plural of (u %M |M ) while

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