In Arabic grammar, the comparison between the indicative and subjunctive moods is an essential concept for language learning students. The indicative mood is used to express factual or certain information, while the subjunctive is used for hypothetical or uncertain situations. As learners progress in their studies, mastering the use of these moods will greatly enhance their fluency in Arabic. This exercise will focus on understanding and differentiating between the indicative and subjunctive moods in Arabic grammar.
Exercise 1: Indicative Mood
1. *Ų£ŁŲ§* (I) _Ų£Ų°ŁŲØ_ Ų„ŁŁ Ų§ŁŁ
ŲÆŲ±Ų³Ų© ŁŁ ŁŁŁ
.
2. ŁŁ
*ŁŲ£ŁŁŁŁ* (they eat) ŁŁ Ų§ŁŁ
Ų·Ų¹Ł
Ų§ŁŁŁŁ
.
3. *ŁŲŁ* (we) _ŁŲ³ŲŖŁ
ŲŖŲ¹_ ŲØŲ§ŁŲ„Ų¬Ų§Ų²Ų©.
4. Ų£ŁŁŲ³ *ŲŖŲŖŁŁŁ
* (she speaks) Ų§ŁŲ¹Ų±ŲØŁŲ© ŲØŲ·ŁŲ§ŁŲ©Ų
5. Ł
ŲŁ
ŲÆ *ŁŲ±ŁŲÆ* (he wants) Ų£Ł ŁŁŲ¬Ų ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ§Ł
ŲŖŲŲ§Ł.
6. *Ų£ŁŲŖ* (you) _ŲŖŲ³Ų§ŁŲ±_ Ų„ŁŁ ŲŖŁŁŲ³ ŁŲ°Ų§ Ų§ŁŲµŁŁ.
7. Ų£Ł
Ł *ŲŖŁŲøŁ* (she cleans) Ų§ŁŲØŁŲŖ ŁŁŁ
Ų§ŁŲ¬Ł
Ų¹Ų©.
8. ŁŁ Ų£ŁŲŖŁ
*ŲŖŲ“Ų§ŁŲÆŁŁ* (you watch) Ų§ŁŲŖŁŁŲ§Ų² Ų§ŁŲ¢ŁŲ
9. Ų£ŁŲ§ *ŁŲ§* (not) _Ų£ŲŲØ_ Ų§ŁŲ“ŁŁŁŁŲ§.
10. Ų§ŁŲ·Ų§Ų¦Ų±Ų© *ŲŖŲŗŲ§ŲÆŲ±* (it departs) ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ³Ų§Ų¹Ų© Ų§ŁŲ¹Ų§Ų“Ų±Ų© Ł
Ų³Ų§Ų”Ł.
Exercise 2: Subjunctive Mood
1. ŁŁ ŁŁŲŖ ŲŗŁŁŲ§ŁŲ *ŁŲ“ŲŖŲ±ŁŲŖ* (I would buy) Ų³ŁŲ§Ų±Ų© Ų¬ŲÆŁŲÆŲ©.
2. ŁŁ ŲŖŁ
Ų§ŁŲŗŲ§Ų” Ų§ŁŁ
Ų¹Ų±Ų¶Ų ŁŲ„ŁŁŁ
*ŁŲ¹ŁŲÆŁŁ* (they return) Ų„ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲÆŁŲ§Ų±.
3. Ų„Ų°Ų§ Ų®Ų±Ų¬ŁŲ§ Ł
ŲØŁŲ±ŁŲ§Ų *ŁŲ£Ų®Ų°* (we take) Ų§ŁŲŲ§ŁŁŲ© Ų§ŁŲ£ŁŁŁ.
4. ŁŁŁŁ ŲŖŲ·ŁŲØ Ł
ŁŁ Ų£Ł *Ų£ŁŁŁŁŲ§* (I move) Ų„ŁŁ Ų§ŁŁ
Ų·Ų§Ų±.
5. Ų„Ų°Ų§ ŁŁ
ŁŲŖŲµŲ±Ł ŲØŲ“ŁŁ Ų¬ŁŲÆŲ *Ų³ŁŲ·Ų±ŲÆ* (he will be expelled) Ł
Ł Ų§ŁŁ
ŲÆŲ±Ų³Ų©.
6. Ų¹ŁŁ *ŁŲ±Ų³ŲØ* (he would fail) Ų„Ų°Ų§ ŁŁ
ŁŲ°Ų§ŁŲ± ŁŁŲ§Ł
ŲŖŲŲ§Ł.
7. Ų„Ų°Ų§ ŁŲ§Ł Ų§ŁŲ¬Ł Ų¬ŁŲÆŁŲ§Ų *ŁŲ°ŁŲØ* (we go) Ų„ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ“Ų§Ų·Ų¦.
8. Ų£ŲŖŁ
ŁŁ Ų£Ł *ŲŖŲŖŲŁŁ* (it happens) Ų£ŲŁŲ§Ł
Ł.
9. Ų„Ų°Ų§ Ų§Ų³ŲŖŲÆŲ¹ŲŖŁŁ
Ų¹Ų§Ų¦Ų“Ų©Ų *Ų£ŁŲØŁŁŲ§* (accept) Ų§ŁŲÆŲ¹ŁŲ©.
10. ŁŁ Ų²ŁŲÆŁŁ ŲØŲ§ŁŁ
Ų¹ŁŁŁ
Ų§ŲŖŲ *Ų£ŁŲŖŲØ* (I write) Ł
ŁŲ§ŁŲ© Ų£ŁŲ¶Ł.
