Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

42 | P a g e EXAMPLES (( ﻟﻮ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻧﻌﻢ ﻟﻮﺟﺒﺖ. )) .۱ اﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ )ﺻﻠّﻰ ﷲُ ﻋﻠﯿﮫِ وﺳﻠِّﻢ( “If I said yes, it would be a must. ” 69 (( ﻟﻮ ﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﺛﻮرة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻰ ﻣﻦ أﯾﻦ ﺳﻨﺄﺗﻰ ﺑﺤﺎﻛﻢ؟ )) .۲ “If a revolution erupts against the current regime, where will we find a leader?” 70 (( ﻟﻮ ﻛﺎن اﻟﻔﻘﺮ رﺟﻼ ﻟﻘﺘﻠﺘﮫ. )) .۳ طﺎﻟﺐ اﺑﻲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻠﻲ أو ﻋﻤﺮ ﺑﻦ اﻟﺨﻄﺎب “If poverty were a man, I would kill him.” 71 10