Lesson 20
The syntax of the Dual form
Introduction:
Dear student, you are welcome to the twentieth lesson of Learning Grammar Series.
This topic of this lesson will be about the syntax of the Dual form.
After completing this lesson you will be able to Know:
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The name of the dual form.
The changes that occur to the syntax of the dual form.
The diacritical mark of the dual form.
Outcomes
The Dual form
Terminology
Each noun takes the dual (‫ )الف‬in the nominative
case as: .‫ َجاْءَ َر ُجالَ ِن‬And the dual (‫ )ايء‬in the
ِ ْ َ‫ت ر ُجل‬
subjunctive and genitive cases as in: ، ‫ْي‬
َ ُ ‫َشاْ َه ْد‬
ِ ْ َ‫ت بِر ُجل‬
.‫ْي‬
َ ُ ‫َمَرْر‬
The First Lesson (1)
To achieve the objectives of this lesson, first try to understand this dialogue according to the
following steps:
• Read the dialogue silently, first.
• Determine the new words that you do not know the meanings of.
• Try to find the meanings of those words seeking assistance from the dictionary, your
teacher or your friend.
• Try to understand the content of the dialogue.
• To understand the content of the dialogue, click on the “listen” icon and listen
carefully, then look at the translation.
• Practice this dialogue with your neighbor.
• Contact your friend using the available means of communication, and then practice
this dialogue with him/her.
Comprehension Questions
Exercise 1
2
• Click on each question to know its pronunciation and the translation of its meaning.
• Write the answer.
• Click on
to know the answer.
• Click on the answer sentence to know its pronunciation and the translation of its meaning.
Lesson explanation
Go back to the dialogue once again and look closely at the words written in the blue
color.
All the nouns written in blue color in the previous examples are in the dual form, but if you look
closely at these nouns once again you will find that some of them are in the singular form and
(ْ‫ )أَن‬is added to the singular form which refers that they are in the indicative mood. Some others
were added (‫ )يَن‬to their singular form which refers that they are in the subjunctive or genitive
mood. This is to indicate that the dual form is being nominative with (‫ )الف‬and subjunctive and
genitive with (‫ )ياء‬proceeded by a letter takes on diacritical mark the fatha.
Summary:
The dual is each noun takes the dual (‫ )الف‬in the nominative case and the dual (‫ )ايء‬in the
subjunctive and genitive cases.
Exercise 2
3
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Click on each sentence to learn its pronunciation and to know the translation of its
meaning.
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Notice the diacritical mark of the singular and dual in the subjunctive, nominative and
genitive cases.
Exercise 3
4
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Click on each sentence to to learn its pronunciation and to know the translation of its
meaning.
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Write the answer in the block.
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Click on
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Click on the answer sentence to learn its pronunciation and to know the translation of
to know the correct answer.
its meaning.
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Write the answer in the homework notebook.
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Exercise 4
5
Click on each question to learn its pronunciation and to know the translation of its
meaning.
Write the answer.
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Click on
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Click on the answer sentence to learn its pronunciation and to know the translation of
to know the correct answer.
its meaning.
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Write the answer in the homework notebook.
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Exercise 5
6
Click on each question to know its pronunciation and the translation of its meaning.
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Write the answer.
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Click on
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Click on the answer sentence to know its pronunciation and the translation of its
to know the correct answer.
meaning.
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Write these sentences in the homework notebook.
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Exercise 5
6
Click on each sentence to know its pronunciation and the translation of its meaning.
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Write the answer in the block.
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Click on
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Click on the answer sentence to know its pronunciation and the translation of its
to know the correct answer.
meaning.
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Write these sentences in the homework notebook.
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Look at the dual form mark.
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Exercise 7
8
Click on each word to know its pronunciation and the translation of its meaning.
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Write the answer in the block.
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Click on
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Click on the answer sentence to know its pronunciation and the translation of its
to know the correct answer.
meaning.
Exercise 8
9
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The words (‫ )احدمها‬and (‫ )االخر‬have many different meanings according to the context.
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Click on each sentence to know its pronunciation and the translation of its meaning.
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Write these sentences in the homework notebook.
Exercise 9
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The words (‫ )احدامها‬and (‫ )االخر‬have many meanings in the female form differ according
to the context.
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To look closely at the meaning, Click on each sentence to know its pronunciation and
the translation of its meaning.
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Write these sentences in the homework notebook.
Exercise 10
11
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The word (‫ )ذُو‬is used for the singular male, it means (owner)
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The word (‫ ) َذات‬is used for the singular female, it means (owner)
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To look closely at the meaning, click on each sentence to learn its pronunciation and to
know the translation of its meaning.
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Write these sentences in the homework notebook.
Exercise 11
New Vocabulary
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Click on each word to know its pronunciation and the translation of its meaning.
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Repeat the pronunciation of each word three times.
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Write these sentences in the homework notebook.
With the help of ALLAH, the twentieth lesson is completed. Goodbye and see you in the twenty first
lesson in which you will study the genitive Case of the present tense verb with the particles )‫ (مل‬and )‫(ملا‬