Arabic grammar B2 · Lesson 1 of 4
Broken plurals
Most Arabic nouns form their plural by changing their inside, not by adding an ending: , ; , ; , ; , . Each pattern must be learned with the word.
Common patterns: (, ), (, ), (, ), (, ). Patterns starting with a hamza keep it on the alif.
A broken plural of things takes a feminine singular adjective and verb: , . For people, the plural agreement is usual: .
Examples
- في المكتبة كتب كثيرة.
- زرنا مدنا جميلة.
- الأولاد يلعبون في الشارع.
- بيوت القرية قديمة.
- عندي أصدقاء من المغرب.