Optional grammar reference

Purpose and the subjunctive

Notice the present verb after أن, لن and purpose لِـ.

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How it works

A regular singular present verb often changes final ـُ to ـَ. The five verbs lose their final nun.

Purpose tells you why an action happens. Keep the main action and its purpose distinct.

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أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ

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Say “I go to the library in order to read”.

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أَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَكْتَبَةِ لِأَقْرَأَ.

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Sources & learning notes

Lesson explanations and exercises are written for knowmyquran. Recorded examples are adapted from the linked open Arabic textbooks. The course teaches Modern Standard Arabic; the stages describe content, rather than a proficiency certificate.

Grammar reference: Madinah Arabic grammar course. Additional written examples are site-authored.