Chapter 10: Sentence: Nominal 3

Arabic sentences 3 : Feminine nouns & adjectives
Feminine nouns
As examples of nominal sentences, we will use some of the feminine nouns in the previous lesson. 

The first must be definite, and the second indefinite.
Nominal sentences (with feminine nouns)
EnglishArabic
The girl is a studentالبنتُ طالبةٌ
The princess is a writerالأميرةُ كاتبةٌ
The president is a doctorاَلرَّئِيْسَةُ طبيبَةٌ

Forming feminine adjectives

The feminine of an adjective is formed by adding a ة to the masculine, the same way a feminine noun is formed from the masculine.
Feminine adjectives
EnglishArabic
newجَدِيْدَةٌ
youngصَغِيْرَةٌ
beautifulجَمِيْلـَةٌ
We can then use these adjectives with feminine nouns to form nominal sentences, as shown below
Nominal Sentences (with feminine adjectives)
EnglishArabic
The car is newالسيارةُ جَدِيْدَةٌ
The girl is youngالبنتُ صَغِيْرَةٌ
The garden is beautifulالحديقةُ جَمِيْلـَةٌ
Vocabulary
EnglishArabic
roomغُرْفة
windowنَافِذة
treeشَجَرة
refrigeratorثَلّاجة
tableطاوِلة
quickسَريعة
longطَويلة
wide/spaciousواسِعة
expensiveغالِية
tallعالِية

Exercise
Using words you have learnt so far, make a number of sentences, bearing in mind to make the second noun agree with the first in gender if the former is an adjective.

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