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When should I use the subjunctive?

Of course, there are thousands of phrases and situations in which the subjunctive becomes necessary in French. Therefore, the best way to remember when to use it is with the mnemonic WEDDINGS: W: Wish / Will...
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Answered by Will D. • French tutor
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To what extent was WW1 responsible for bringing about the October Revolution in 1917?

In answering this question you must make a judgement as to how important WW1 was as a factor in bringing about the October Revolution. To do this you must also look at other factors, such as the long term pr...
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Answered by Annabel S. • History 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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Answered by Emily L. • Arabic tutor
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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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Answered by Emily L. • Arabic tutor
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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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Answered by Emily L. • Arabic tutor
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