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| Kinan Diglot Senior Member Syrian Arab Republic Joined 5566 days ago 234 posts - 279 votes  Speaks: Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Russian, Spanish | Message 17 of 102 14 January 2011 at 8:33am | IP Logged | ||
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Yes, سوق is a dual-gender word.
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| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5173 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 18 of 102 14 January 2011 at 8:21pm | IP Logged | ||
Thanks for clarifying that up. I thought I remembered reading somewhere that suuq was one of those 'sneaky' feminine words. Like shams and yad. Was beginning to doubt myself. Also, is there any reason for using the verbal noun instead of the subjunctive, i.e. li- zayaara instead of li-'azuura? And thanks for the encouragement, Cetacea. Edited by strikingstar on 14 January 2011 at 9:33pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5173 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 19 of 102 14 January 2011 at 8:36pm | IP Logged | ||
Sweet, I'll add them to my list. I've left out quite a lot. Habari zako, ellasevia? ?Como estan tus aprendizajes de idomas? Sikuzungumza nawe kwa siku nyingi. Dejame un mensaje en cualquier momento. Espero saber de ti pronto. Tutaonana baadaye. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kinan Diglot Senior Member Syrian Arab Republic Joined 5566 days ago 234 posts - 279 votes Speaks: Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Russian, Spanish | Message 20 of 102 14 January 2011 at 9:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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The only reason is flexibility, you won't see an author writing like in first example for instance.
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| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5173 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 21 of 102 19 January 2011 at 4:59am | IP Logged | ||
Gotcha. Been reading up on Form IV verbs. E.g. نادى. Also been reading up on comparisons and superlatives. So now I finally know what أكبر means. Also cheated and read ahead. I can identify the first ten verb forms now. Will not bother with forms XI to XV cos' they're apparently quite rare. Form I: كتب (kataba) Form II: كتب (kattaba) Form III: كاتب (kaataba) Form IV: أكتب ('aktaba) Form V: تكتب (takattaba) Form VI: تكاتب (takaataba) Form VII: انكتب ('inkataba) Form VIII: اكتتب ('iktataba) Form IX: إكتب ('iktabba) Form X: استكتب ('istaktaba) Note: Some of these words may not exist. I'm just using ktb as a base for derivations. The meanings denoted by these verbal forms are still kinda hazy to me. Some make intransitive verbs transitive. Some are causative. Some are reflexive. Some are stative. Some denote an attempt to do the action suggested by the verb. But it seems that there are no hard and fast rules (except Form IX: colors and body defects). Would anyone like to give me a better explanation on the uses of the different verbal forms?? Edited by strikingstar on 19 January 2011 at 5:00am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kinan Diglot Senior Member Syrian Arab Republic Joined 5566 days ago 234 posts - 279 votes Speaks: Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Russian, Spanish | Message 22 of 102 19 January 2011 at 12:29pm | IP Logged | ||
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Are you sure all of them end with فتحة ? are all of them in past tense?
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| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5173 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 23 of 102 19 January 2011 at 4:38pm | IP Logged | ||
Yeah, it's all conjugated for 3rd person, male, singular, past tense. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kinan Diglot Senior Member Syrian Arab Republic Joined 5566 days ago 234 posts - 279 votes Speaks: Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Russian, Spanish | Message 24 of 102 19 January 2011 at 6:44pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have to say I have never heard of most of these words.
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