Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

34 | P a g e EXAMPLES (( أﻗﺼﻰ درﺟﺎت اﻟﺴﻌﺎدة ھﻮ أن ﻧﺠﺪ ﻣﻦ ﯾُﺤﺒﻨﺎ ﻓﻌﻼً ، ﯾُﺤﺒﻨﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻧﺤﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﮫ. )) .۱ ﻧﺠﯿﺐ ﻣﺤﻔﻮظ “The highest level of happiness is finding who really loves us, loves us for who we are.” 60 (( ﻟﻤﺎذا ﯾﺠﺐ أن ﺗﺘﺰوج ﻓﺘﺎة ﺗﻘﺮأ ؟ )) .۲ “Why do you have to marry a girl who reads?” 61 (( ﻻ ﯾﺪرس دروﺳﮫ ﻗﻂ. )) .۳ “He never studies his lessons.” Abboud, Intermediate Arabic 102. (( ﻣﺎذا ﺗﻔﻌﻞُ اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎتُ ﻓﻲ وﺟﮫ اﻟﺪّﺑﺎﺑﺎت؟ )) .٤ “What do words accomplish in the face of tanks?” 62 6