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"Describe, in 40-90 words, a recent holiday taken by you and your family. Describe where you went, what you liked and what you didn't like."

-This essay must have at least 20 words of a introduction and a conclusion (1/2 sentences is fine) Spelling, grammar and verb conjugation must be mostly correct Correct use of the verb 'like' and its negatio...
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Answered by Abigail C. • Arabic tutor
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How do case endings work with idaafa?

Let's take the كتاب زوج المرأة example. Here the case endings are: ِكتابُ زوجِ المرأة The ُ (damma / nominative) on كتاب reflects the role of كتاب in the sentence - so if the full sentence was ' I read the b...
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How does idaafa work with more than two nouns?

If we want to have a idaafa like "the woman's husband's book" (=the book of the husband of the woman): Well, we can form as long as string of nouns as we like, all in the 'of' order, with only the ...
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How does idaafa work?

The Idaafa construction is how we do possession in Arabic. In English, we can express possession in two different ways: "the woman's book" or "the book of the woman". Arabic has a structu...
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what is the difference between indefinite and definite particles?

The definite particle in arabic includes the letters 'alif' and 'laam' at the beginning of the word, so pronounced as 'al'. The purpose is to render the noun on which it is pre-fixed to. Consequantly, it is ...
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