ALI139 – Arabic Grammar I Week 7

Outline The Verbal Sentence ( الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة ) The Verbal Sentence ( الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة )

The Verbal Sentence ( الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة ) الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة is a sentence that begins with a verb. You have learnt that a nominal sentence ( الإسميّة الجُمْلَة ) begins with a noun or pronoun and is made up of a subject ( المبتدأ ) and a predicate ( الخبر ). A verbal sentence is made up of a subject ( الفاعِل ) and an object ( المَفعُول ). الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة is a sentence that begins with a verb. You have learnt that a nominal sentence ( الإسميّة الجُمْلَة ) begins with a noun or pronoun and is made up of a subject ( المبتدأ ) and a predicate ( الخبر ). A verbal sentence is made up of a subject ( الفاعِل ) and an object ( المَفعُول ). Sometimes the subject of a verb is contained in the verb itself and sometimes it is expressed as a noun following the verb. Look at the following examples: Sometimes the subject of a verb is contained in the verb itself and sometimes it is expressed as a noun following the verb. Look at the following examples:

The Verbal Sentence ( الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة ) Examples: Examples: نيويورك مدينة في أسكن التليفزيون يُشاهد لا كبير مكتب في فاطمة والد يعمل لغات ثلاث والدتها تتكلّم All the above are verbal sentences. But in the first two, the subject is contained in the verb itself. In the last two, the subject is also expressed outside the verb as a noun. All the above are verbal sentences. But in the first two, the subject is contained in the verb itself. In the last two, the subject is also expressed outside the verb as a noun.

الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة Subject-Verb Agreement In a الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة, if the subject is expressed outside the verb, then the verb is never conjugated into plural. It is always in singular, though it continues to be conjugated as masculine/feminine and 1 st /2 nd /3 rd person. In a الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة, if the subject is expressed outside the verb, then the verb is never conjugated into plural. It is always in singular, though it continues to be conjugated as masculine/feminine and 1 st /2 nd /3 rd person. For example: المدرسة في الطلاب دخل or المدرسة في ابراهيم و رشيد و سمير يدخل Note the verbs are singular though they refer to plural noun(s). Note the verbs are singular though they refer to plural noun(s). المدرسة في دخلوا or المدرسة في يدخلون Note that now the verbs are conjugated into plural (as normal) because the subject is contained in the verb and not expressed separately. Note that now the verbs are conjugated into plural (as normal) because the subject is contained in the verb and not expressed separately.

الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة Converting Sentences from Nominal to Verbal and vice versa Most sentences can be expressed as either الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة or الإسميّة الجُمْلَة. The difference is in the word order but it does not affect the meaning. Nominal sentences are more common when there is more than one topic in a sentence. Verbal sentences are more common in a narration of events. Most sentences can be expressed as either الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة or الإسميّة الجُمْلَة. The difference is in the word order but it does not affect the meaning. Nominal sentences are more common when there is more than one topic in a sentence. Verbal sentences are more common in a narration of events. When a verbal sentence does not have an explicit subject (noun) mentioned and the subject is contained in the verb, you can make it into a nominal sentence by adding a pronoun at the start. And if the subject is mentioned outside the verb, you simply move the subject before the verb, and it becomes a nominal sentence. E.g. When a verbal sentence does not have an explicit subject (noun) mentioned and the subject is contained in the verb, you can make it into a nominal sentence by adding a pronoun at the start. And if the subject is mentioned outside the verb, you simply move the subject before the verb, and it becomes a nominal sentence. E.g. أصدقائهم إلى رسائل يكتبون → أصدقائهم إلى رسائل يكتبون هم أصدقائها إلى رسائل أختي تكتب → أصدقائها إلى رسائل تكتب أختي And you do the opposite to change a nominal sentence to a verbal sentence i.e. delete the pronoun or move the verb before the subject. E.g. And you do the opposite to change a nominal sentence to a verbal sentence i.e. delete the pronoun or move the verb before the subject. E.g. لغات ثلاث يتكلّم هو → لغات ثلاث يتكلّم البناية هٰذه في يسكن زينب والد → البناية هٰذه في زينب والد يسكن

Qur’anic Language Made Easy Hafiza Iffath Hasan Review of Lesson 2.11 (p. 147) The Verbal Sentence The Verbal Sentence الفِعْلِيّة الجُمْلَة