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Word order and agreement

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With an explicit following human plural subject, a verb-first sentence normally has singular verbal number agreement.

When the subject comes first, the following verb agrees in number and gender. Context and special structures can add exceptions.

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كَتَبَ الطُّلَّابُ

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الطُّلَّابُ ذَهَبُوا.

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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.