LessonsPlural Agreement between the Subject and PredicateQuiz

● Learn the Arabic equivalents of the following plural sentences:

English sentence
Arabic sentence / explanation

Kāshif, Asad, and ʿUmar are engineers.
كاشِفٌ وَأَسَدٌ وَعُمَرُ مُهَنْدِسُونَ — عُمَرُ is a diptote, so it has a single ḍammah, while the predicate مُهَنْدِسُونَ is sound masculine plural.

Zayd, Ḥāmid, and Maḥmūd are righteous.
زَيْدٌ وَحَامِدٌ وَمَحْمُودٌ صَالِحُونَ.

Sājid, ʿĀbid, and Khālid are students.
ساجِدٌ وَعَابِدٌ وَخَالِدٌ طُلَّابٌ — Here, the predicate طُلَّابٌ is the broken plural of طَالِبٌ.

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Practical Practice with Plural Sentences (Part One)

Plural Agreement between the Subject and Predicate

● Learn the Arabic equivalents of the following plural sentences:

English sentence
Arabic sentence / explanation

Kāshif, Asad, and ʿUmar are engineers.
كاشِفٌ وَأَسَدٌ وَعُمَرُ مُهَنْدِسُونَ — عُمَرُ is a diptote, so it has a single ḍammah, while the predicate مُهَنْدِسُونَ is sound masculine plural.

Zayd, Ḥāmid, and Maḥmūd are righteous.
زَيْدٌ وَحَامِدٌ وَمَحْمُودٌ صَالِحُونَ.

Sājid, ʿĀbid, and Khālid are students.
ساجِدٌ وَعَابِدٌ وَخَالِدٌ طُلَّابٌ — Here, the predicate طُلَّابٌ is the broken plural of طَالِبٌ.