Arabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar

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Your one-stop guide to mastering the basics of Arabic Can one book have all you need to communicate confidently in a new language? Yes, and that book is Arabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar. It offers a solid foundation of major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language, from pronouns to idioms and expressions and from irregular verbs to expressions of time. Each unit is devoted to one topic, so you can find what you need right away and get focused instruction immediately. Concise yet thorough, the explanations are supported by numerous examples to help you master the different concepts. And for those tricky verbs, Arabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar includes a Verb Index of the most common verbs, cross-referenced with the abundant verb tables appearing throughout the book. This book will give you: An excellent introduction to the basics of Arabic if you are a beginner or a quick, thorough reference if you already have experience in the languageContemporary usage of verbs, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and other grammar essentialsExamples that reflect contemporary usage and real-life situations Cover Arabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar, Second Edition Contents Introduction 1 The Arabic root system Part One: Arabic Verbs 2 Regular verbs: The basic tenses 3 Irregular verbs: introduction 4 Irregular verbs: Verbs with waaw or yaa’ as a root letter 5 Irregular verbs: Doubled verbs 6 Irregular verbs: Verbs with hamza 7 Derived forms of verbs: Introduction 8 Derived forms II–IV 9 Derived forms V–VI 10 Derived forms VII–X 11 Essentials of making sentences with verbs 12 Verbs in the subjunctive 13 Verbs in the jussive (incl. the imperative) 14 Making verbs negative 15 Making verbs passive 16 Verbal nouns and other verbal constructions 17 Verbs in the dual 18 Verbs with four root letters (quadriliterals) 19 Some unusual common verbs Part Two: Arabic Essentials of Grammar 20 The article and personal pronouns 21 Genders 22 Sentences without verbs 23 Describing things 24 Describing position (prepositions of place) 25 Plurals 26 Describing possession 27 Questions and relative clauses 28 The dual Appendix (i) Arabic alphabet and pronunciation (ii) Grammatical case endings (iii) Numbers Verb Index: 400 Arabic verbs for easy reference