Arabic – Grammar Exclamation Style – 1AS – Letters

The Exclamation Style

Exclamation expresses admiration or astonishment at something. It has two forms: standard and auditory.

The Standard Form

Two patterns: ma afala and afil bi. Examples: What a great teacher! How beautiful the sky is!

The Auditory Form

Expressions that do not follow the standard pattern but express admiration like: amazing astonishing great.

Conditions for the Standard Form

The verb must be: past tense three-letter active capable of comparison not derived from colors or defects.

Exercises

Convert to exclamation: 1) The scholar is noble. 2) The sky is clear. 3) The student is intelligent.

See Exclamation and Praise and Blame.