- In a previous lesson of the course, we studied the masculine and feminine nouns and recognized the signs that differentiate between a masculine and a feminine noun. Here we will do the same with verbs. Verbs are like nouns; they are subject to rules of masculinity and feminization according to the verb doer. Sometimes the verb doer makes the verb obligatory feminine – i.e. it is always feminine, as in the following examples:
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Arabic |
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The Arab woman plays an important role in the formation of the family |
تَقُومُ المَرْأَةُ العَرَبِيَّةُ بِدَوْرٍ مُهِمٌّ في تَكْوينِ الأسْرَة ِ |
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The university helps the youth draw their country’s future |
الْجَامِعَةُ تُسَاعِدُ الشَّبَابَ فِي تَكْوِينِ مُسْتَقْبَل ِ بَلَدِهِم |
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The girls and boys participated in the contest |
- In other cases the verb doer makes a verb permissible feminine or masculine – i.e. it can be either gender, as in the following examples:
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Masculine Verb |
Feminine Verb |
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Arabs disagreed, thus their influence waned. |
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Fatima attended the lesson today |
- Therefore, we should study three important points:
- When a verb doer makes a verb obligatory feminine.
- When a verb doer makes a verb obligatory masculine.
- When a verb doer makes a verb permissible feminine or masculine.
- We shall also study the signs of the feminization of the present and past verbs, as in the following examples:
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Feminine sentence translation |
Masculine sentence translation |
مُذَكَّرٌ |
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The girl came early |
The boy came early |
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The female student writes with a pen |
The male student writes with a pen |
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The mother does her duty towards her family |
The father does his duty towards his family |