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Negation & Questions
Ways to negate statements and to ask questions in Arabic.
مَتَى
when
mataa
Question of time
كَيْفَ
how
kayfa
Question of manner
لِمَاذَا
why
limaadhaa
Question of reason
كَمْ
how many
kam
Question of quantity
أَيُّ
which
ayyu
Question of choice
أَيْنَ البَيْتُ
where is the house
ayna al-baytu
A place question
مَتَى تَأْتِي
when do you come
mataa ta'tii
A time question
كَمْ كِتَابًا
how many books
kam kitaaban
kam is followed by an accusative singular
الهَمْزَة
the question hamza
al-hamza
The prefixed أ turns a statement into a question
أَأَنْتَ طَالِبٌ
are you a student
a-anta taalibun
Question formed with the prefixed hamza