● Arabic has a special rule for plurals of non-living or non-rational nouns:
○ When the subject is a non-rational plural, the predicate may be either feminine singular or feminine plural.
● For ease of use, the feminine singular predicate is generally used.
● Examples:
○ The doors are open. -> اَلْأَبْوَابُ مَفْتُوحَةٌ (مَفْتُوحَةٌ is feminine singular), or مَفْتُوحَاتٌ (feminine plural).
○ The books are new. -> اَلْكُتُبُ جَدِيدَةٌ (جَدِيدَةٌ is feminine singular), or جَدِيدَاتٌ.
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The Important Rule for Non-Rational Plurals
Dual and Plural Definite Nouns and the Case-Ending Rule for Non-Rational Plurals
● Arabic has a special rule for plurals of non-living or non-rational nouns:
○ When the subject is a non-rational plural, the predicate may be either feminine singular or feminine plural.
● For ease of use, the feminine singular predicate is generally used.
● Examples:
○ The doors are open. -> اَلْأَبْوَابُ مَفْتُوحَةٌ (مَفْتُوحَةٌ is feminine singular), or مَفْتُوحَاتٌ (feminine plural).
○ The books are new. -> اَلْكُتُبُ جَدِيدَةٌ (جَدِيدَةٌ is feminine singular), or جَدِيدَاتٌ.