مُسْتَقْبَل root: ق-ب-ل / passive participle of form X / definition: future On this blog, we’ve previously looked at combining كان with a past tense verb and with a present tense verb—but did you know we can place the future tense directly after كان too?
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Using سبق أن
بَديل root: ب-د-ل / noun / plural: بَدائِل / definition: substitute, alternative Another day, another grammar post! I just love finding different ways to express the same word or structure in Arabic—although perhaps you already know that, considering the fact that this blog has a synonyms series. This week, I’m presenting you with an alternativeContinue reading “Using سبق أن”
كان Plus a Past Tense Verb
اَلْماضي root: م-ض-ي / noun / definition: the past, past tense Ever heard of the term “pluperfect”? (Yes? No? Possibly…?) Well, seeing as the Hans Wehr dictionary uses this word (on page 993, to be specific), we’ll have to find out what it means and how it works.
The Arabic Pages 