A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar!
- The Sick Verbs الافعال المعتلة ==================================
Any verb that has a long vowel as one of the three radicals in its root is called a “sick verb.” These long vowels will go through a change when the verb is used in the present tense. Consequently, there are three types.
a.Assimilated , if the first radical of the verb is a long vowel such as:
** ** وَصَلَ / يَصِلُ “to arrive.”
b.Hollow , when the second radical position is occupied by a long vowel such as:
سارَ / يَسيرُ “to walk.”
c.Defective , when the third radical position is occupied by a long vowel such as:
** دَعا / يَدعو** “to invite.”
To check how these irregular verbs are conjugated to the various pronouns for both present & past tenses, please
check the computer program at the website address given earlier.
- کـَلُّ ، بَعضُ are nouns and when used before another noun they create an Idaafa (a). If, however, they are used after a noun, they will be emphatic for that proceeding noun, and will carry its case and its identical pronoun reference (b).
a**.** ** ** ** تـَعلـَّمنا کـُلَّ جُملِ الدَّرسِ.**
b**.** تـَعلـَّمنا جُمَلَ الدَّرسِ کـُلـَّها/ کـُلـَّهُ.