LESSON 07- PART 4

MADINA ARABIC BOOK 2

DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE - ذ�و�

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ذ�و ج�ل� �� ر�ة ي $ح� ل

ج�ل� �الر�ة$ذ�و ي $ح� �الل

What is ذ�و� doing here? It’s

qualifying ل� ج� ر�

What is ذ�و� doing here? It’s

qualifying ل� ج� الر�

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ذ�و ج�ل� �� ر�ة ي $ح� ل

ج�ل� �الر�ة$ذ�و ي $ح� �الل

A bearded man

The bearded man

In the first example ذ�و� qualifies an indefinite noun – ج�ل� �ر

In the second example ذ�و qualifies a definite noun – ج�ل� �الر

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و ن�ع�ت�ن�ع�و�ت� If the noun is definiteم�

the adjective is definite

س� Fر�الم�د�يت� الج�د$يد� البالق�د$يم�

�ة� ج�م$يل $نت� بة� �يار �سج�د$يد�ة�

If the noun is indefinite the

adjective is indefinite

ADJECTIVESRULE 2 OF 4

ن�ع�ت�

ن�ع�ت�

What is the rule for definiteness for a qualifier?

REVISION

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ذ�و ج�ل� �� ر�ة ي $ح� ل

ج�ل� �الر�ة$ذ�و ي $ح� �الل

A bearded man

The bearded man

Is ذ�و� definite or indefinite?

Is ذ�و� definite or indefinite?

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ذ�و ج�ل� �� ر�ة ي $ح� ج�ل� ل �الر

�ة$ذ�و ي $ح� �الل

We know the qualifier/adjective ( of a definite noun should be (ن�ع�ت�

definite but �ذ�و is a mudaf and cannot take ال with it. As we cannot make ذ�و definite so we make the mudaf ilaih coming after it definite.

Definite mudaf ilaih �يه$ إل ((م�ضاف�

Indefinite mudaf ilaih �يه$ إل ((م�ضاف�

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Translate in Arabic

It enters a Nominal Sentence

Ismu Inna (subject) is mansubun

Khabru Inna (predicate) is marfu’un

�ن[ أThe book with the beautiful cover is

expensive.

In our village there is a mosque with one minaret.

ف �غ$ال ذ�و� كتاب� عنديج�م$يل

الج�م$يل$ ف$ �الغ$ال ذ�و� �اب� $ت الكغال

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ة ��ار م�ن ذ�و� ج$د� م�س� �ا $ن �ت ق�ري ف$ي واح$د�ة

Practice

I have a book with a beautiful cover.

The book with the beautiful cover is expensive.

In our village there is a mosque with one minaret.

�ن[ أThe book with the beautiful cover is

expensive.

In our village there is a mosque with one minaret.

ف ذ�و� كتاب�عندي �غ$الج�م$يل

�اب� $ت الج�م$يل$ ذ�و� الك ف$ �الغ$الغال

�ا $ن �ت ق�ري ج$د�ف$ي ة ذ�و� م�س� ��ار م�ن واح$د�ة

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