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أَيَّ modern standard
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which
interrogative pronoun valid when used with a noun
see Fort Worth course page 38
and Grammar G9 page 35 |
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| what not followed by a verb |
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or not?
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أَيَّ
أيهم تفضل
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which
In standard Arabic, اي can be used with a pronoun suffix to mean "which of...
which of them do you prefer
support which team?
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why
what for
why (is it)
combination of why and what
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| In Arabic, if you ask a question with a yes-or-no answer, the question takes the exact same form as the corresponding statement; the only difference is intonation, and the optional addition of هل |
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What time is it?
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How old are you?
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| How much do you love Egypt? |
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How much money do you have
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سافرت داليا الى أمريكا وهي صغيرة. (saafarat Daalia ila amriika wa-hiyya Saġiira)
Dalia traveled to the US when she was small. — lit. "and she is small"
سافرت وأبوها مريض. (saafarat wa-abuuha muriiD)
She traveled while her father was sick. — lit. "and her father is sick"
وصلت ومعها أختها الكبرى. (waSalat wa-ma3aha uxtuha l-kubra)
She arrived with her older sister. — lit. "and with her, her older sister"
عادت الى مصر وقد حصل على الدكتوراه. (3aadat ila miSr wa-qad HaSalat 3ala d-dukturaah)
She returned to Egypt having received her PhD. — lit. "and she had received her PhD"
عادت تحمل لنا عدة هدايا. (3aadat taHmil lina 3iddat hadaaya)
She returned carrying a number of gifts for us. — lit. "carries for us a number of gifts" |
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How long has
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| How long have you been living here? |
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أم (am)
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or (used in between two choices)
What do you prefer, tea or coffee? |
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أو (aw)
تفضل السفر بالسبارة أو بالطائرة أو بالقطار أو بالسفينة؟ |
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or (used in between three or more choices)
Do you prefer to travel by car, plane, train, or ship? |
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اشمعنى (išme3na)
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| colloquial why (in particular) |
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| So [if that's the case, then |
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or what?
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or am I mistaken?
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