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Noun-adjective phrase explained

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What is a phrase? This module deals with the noun-adjective phrase. Example: clever girl noun = girl adjective = clever A noun-adjective phrase is a noun plus an adjective. Noun-adjective phrase = Noun + Adjective   A phrase is not a sentence. A phrase is a part of a sentence.   "A phrase is part of a sentence." Noun-adjective phrases can be turned into sentences. Done in another module. Review: Nouns, in Arabic, are either masculine or feminine. Not both.   Television is masculine: تِلِفِزْيون Picture is feminine: صورَة   GAME: Name the items in the living room. These items are NOUNS.   Adjectives, however, can be both masculine OR/ feminine depending on the noun they modify. If the noun is masculine the adjective is masculine.   If the noun is feminine the adjective is feminine.   Think of adjectives as bipolar. Adjectives take-on the SAME gender as nouns. Adjectives are sheep. A noun-adjective phrase example: badla gidiida = new suit noun = badla adjective = gidiida Because noun “badla" is feminine than the adjective is also feminine. Adjectives copy the gender of the noun. GAME: Name the items in the living room. Then add adjectives. Sum-up: Noun-adjective phrases have the noun and adjective COPY each other in: 1. Definiteness 2. Gender 3. Count   1. Definiteness = the/an Example of definite phrase: اِلْـبِنْتْ الـكِّبيرَةْ = big girl = bint kabiira   If the noun is definite the adjective is definite. If the noun is indefinite the adjective is indefinite. This is the noun-adjective agreement. 2. Gender = masculine OR/ feminine Example of feminine phrase:   بَدْلـَةٌ جَديدَةٌ بَدْلـَةْ جِديدَةْ   1  badla gidiida (phrase)  a new suit If the noun is feminine the adjective is feminine (as shown above). If the noun is masculine the adjective is masculine. This is the noun-adjective agreement. 3. Count = singular or plural Example of plural phrase: big girls = banaat kubaar = بَناتْ كُبارْ If the noun is singular the adjective is singular. If the noun is plural the adjective is plural. This is the noun-adjective agreement.

Be careful:   1- Adjectives follow their nouns in word order like sheep. Noun + adjective = Noun-adjective phrase     2- Adjectives copy the gender of the noun. Masculine nouns take masculine adjectives. Feminine nouns take feminine adjectives.   Example of same gender بِنْتٌ كَبيرَةٌ بِنْتْ كِبيرَةْ  2  bint kibiira a big girl Both noun & adjective are feminine   وَلَدٌ كَبيرٌ وَلَدْ كِبيرْ  3  walad kibiir a big boy Both noun & adjective are masculine   3- Adjectives agree with nouns in definiteness. Definite nouns take definite adjectives. Indefinite nouns take indefinite adjectives.   Example of definiteness بِنْتٌ كَبيرَةٌ بِنْتْ كِبيرَة  4  bint kibiira   a big girl Both noun & adjective are indefinite   اَلْبِنْتُ الْكَبيرَةُ اِلْـبِنْتْ الـكِّبيرَةْ  5  il bint il kibiira the big girl Both noun & adjective are definite   4- Adjectives agree with nouns in count. Singular nouns take singular adjectives. Plural nouns take plural adjectives.   Example of count بِنْتٌ كَبيرَةٌ بِنْتْ كِبيرَةْ  6  bint kibiira a big girl Both noun & adjective are singular   بَناتٌ كَبيراتٌ بَناتْ كُبارْ 7  banaat kubaar   the big girls Both noun & adjective are plural 5- Skip (not really necessary): Inanimate objects or abstract ideas of plural nouns take feminine singular adjectives - with few exceptions.   Example of inanimate plural nouns فَنادِقٌ كَبيرَةٌ لوكنْدَاتْ كِبيرَة  8  lokandaat kibiira big hotels Keep going! You're almost there.

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