A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar!

  1. Verb-Subject Agreement. ===========================

A verb that proceeds its subject is marked by gender only. If it follows its subject it should be marked by both number and gender.

The students (f) went to the dorm.** ** ذهبتِ الطالباتُ الی السکن ِ.

The students (f) went to the dorm.**  ** الطالباتُ ذهبنَ الی السکن ِ.

  1. A Transitive Verb =====================

(a) requires  an object; intransitive (b) does not.

a. I ate an apple.                                      أکلتُ تُفاحة ً.

b. I went to the university.        ذهبتُ إلی الجامعةِ.