- In this part of the lesson we will learn the Arabic numbers from 3 to 10 and the rules relating to their use, In-Shā’-Allâh (God Willing).
- In Arabic language, for the numbers 3 to 10, the following rules are applied:
- The number always precedes the noun, i.e., the noun always appears after the number, e.g., ثَلاثَةُ أَقْلامٍ meaning "Three pens"
- The noun should always be in plural form whereas the number always appear in singular form, e.g., أَرْبَعَةُ جُنُودٍ meaning "Four soldiers"
- The number will take different cases according to the situation, but the noun will always take the genitive case, i.e., سَبْعَةُ أيَّامٍ meaning "Seven days"
- The noun is mostly indefinite, and hence it takes the double /kasrah/ e.g., عَشَرَةُ أَشْخَاصٍ meaning "Ten people"
- The number of the masculine noun is always feminine with a /tā’ marbūŧah/ as the last letter i.e., whenever there is a masculine noun, the number for that noun should always be in feminine form e.g., خَمْسَةُ رِجَالٍ meaning "5 men".
- Let us cover some examples for a better understanding of the rule:
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In the house, there are three boys. |
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Ahmad sat with six teachers |
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Wajid ate nine grapes |
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Khalida visited eight countries |
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Nasir opened four doors |
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In my bag there are five pens |
