Lesson 09

Adjectives in English come before a noun. Example: “New car”. In Arabic an adjective comes after a noun. Example: بَيْتٌ جَدِيدٌ In Arabic an adjective comes after a noun. Example: بَيْتٌ جَدِيدٌ Happy land for Islamic Teachings

Happy Land for Islamic Teachings The adjective of a masculine noun is masculine وَلَدٌ صغِيرٌ كَتابٌ جَدِيدٌ بِنتٌ صَغِيرَةٌ سَيارَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ The adjective of a feminine noun is feminine

Happy Land for Islamic Teachings If the noun is definite the adjective is definite المُدَرِّسُ الجَدِيدُ البَيتُ القَدِيمُ بِنتٌ جَمِيلَةٌ سَيارَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ If the noun is indefinite the adjective is indefinite

There can be any of the three endings (the vowel sign/harakah) on the last letter of the noun There can be any of the three endings (the vowel sign/harakah) on the last letter of the noun الكِتَابُ الكِتَابَ الكِتَابِ كِتَابٌ كِتَابًا كِتَابٍ هابي لاند للتعاليم الإسلامية

Happy Land for Islamic Teachings The adjective has the same ending as the noun هَذا بَيِتٌ جَدِيدٌ أنا فِي بَيِتٍ جَدِيدٍ مَن فِي البَيتِ الجَدِيدِ؟

Happy Land for Islamic Teachings جَوْعَانُ غَضْبَانُ مَلْآنُ Adjectives ending in “-aan” (- ان ) كَسْلانُ عَطْشَانَ hungry angry full lazy thirsty

Happy Land for Islamic Teachings Adjectives ending in “-aan” (- ان ) do not have a tanwin جَوْعَانُ غَضْبَانُ مَلْآنُ كَسْلانُ عَطْشَانُ

Happy Land for Islamic Teachings Explain which of the following phrases are correct and which are incorrect? أنتِ جَوعانُ طَبِيبٌ طَويلَةٌ المَسجِدٌ كَبِيرٌ السَيارِةُ القَدِيمَةُ مَدِينَةٌ جَمِيلٌ قَلَمٌ جَدِيدَةٌ أنا عَطشانٌ