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Watch summary video (under 3.30 min) The Simple Sentence (Non-Verbal). What is a sentence?     A sentence can be made from a noun-adjective phrase. Let's first review the noun-adjective phrase.

Review of a noun-adjective phrase: 1- The noun and adjective in the noun-adjective phrase copy each other. In the below example the noun is indefinite so the adjective is indefinite. The noun is feminine so the adjective is feminine. The noun is singular so the adjective is singular.  Example of a noun-adjective phrase سَيِّدَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ سِتّْ كِبيرَةْ 1  sitt kibiira an elderly lady OR/ 2- Again, the noun and adjective in the noun-adjective phrase copy each other. In the below example the noun is definite so the adjective is definite. The noun is masculine so the adjective is masculine. The noun is singular so the adjective is singular.    Example of a noun-adjective phrase اَلرَّجُلُ الكَّبيرُ الرّاجِل الكِّبيرْ 2  ir raagil il kibiir   the elderly man   #1 GAME: Living Room, Egyptian Colloquial & Arabic using English - Just nouns     #2 GAME: Living Room, Egyptian Colloquial & Arabic using English - Phrases (Noun + Adjective)       #3 GAME: Living Room, MSA/Classical - Just nouns      #4 GAME: Living Room, MSA/Classical - Phrases (Noun + Adjective)     Keep going! You're almost there.

 

The SENTENCE explained with examples

So how do we change noun-adjective phrases into sentences? Noun-adj. = noun + adjective Sentence = subject + predicate 1- Turn the noun into a subject by making it definite. Subject = اِلسِّتْ 2- Turn the adjective into a predicate by making it indefinite. Predicate = كِبيرَةْ   Noun-adjective agreement becomes subject-predicate disagreement. Sentence: اِلسِّتْ كِبيرَةْ The subject and predicate DO NOT agree in definiteness.   #5 GAME: Living room, Egyptian Colloquial & Arabic using English - Sentences (Subject + Predicate)   #6 GAME: Living room, MSA/Classical - Sentences (Subject + Predicate)   Example of a sentence اَلسَّيِّدَةُ كَبيرَةٌ اِلسِّتْ كِبيرَةْ  3  Is sitt kibiira. The lady is old.     اَلرَّجُلُ كَبيرٌ اِلرَّاجِلْ كِبيرْ  4  Ir raagil kibiir. The man is old.   #7 GAME: Egyptian Colloquial      #8 GAME: MSA/Classical      #9 GAME: Arabic using English     We're now changing phrases into sentences. Mabrouk! = Congratulations!

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