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84 [eighty-four]

Past tense 4

Past tense 4

‫84 [أربعة وثمانون]

84 [arabeat wathamanun]

‫صيغة الماضي 4‬

ṣīghat al-māḍī 4

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to read ي-رأ ي___ ي-ر- ---- يقرأ 0
y-q-a y____ y-q-a ----- yaqra
I read. لق---ر-ت. ل__ ق____ ل-د ق-أ-. --------- لقد قرأت. 0
la-ad---ra-tu. l____ q_______ l-q-d q-r-’-u- -------------- laqad qara’tu.
I read the whole novel. ق-أ--ا-روا-ة--امل-. ق___ ا______ ك_____ ق-أ- ا-ر-ا-ة ك-م-ة- ------------------- قرأت الرواية كاملة. 0
qara-tu al-riwāya----mila-. q______ a_________ k_______ q-r-’-u a---i-ā-a- k-m-l-h- --------------------------- qara’tu al-riwāyah kāmilah.
to understand يفهم ي___ ي-ه- ---- يفهم 0
y---am y_____ y-f-a- ------ yafham
I understood. لق---هم-. ل__ ف____ ل-د ف-م-. --------- لقد فهمت. 0
l-qa- -ahi-tu. l____ f_______ l-q-d f-h-m-u- -------------- laqad fahimtu.
I understood the whole text. لقد فهم- ال-ص--أك---. ل__ ف___ ا___ ب______ ل-د ف-م- ا-ن- ب-ك-ل-. --------------------- لقد فهمت النص بأكمله. 0
laqad fah-m---a-----ṣ----kmal--. l____ f______ a______ b_________ l-q-d f-h-m-u a---a-ṣ b-a-m-l-h- -------------------------------- laqad fahimtu al-naṣṣ biakmalih.
to answer يجيب. ي____ ي-ي-. ----- يجيب. 0
yuj-b y____ y-j-b ----- yujīb
I answered. ‫--- أجبت. ‫___ أ____ ‫-ق- أ-ب-. ---------- ‫لقد أجبت. 0
la-ad -jib-. l____ a_____ l-q-d a-i-t- ------------ laqad ajibt.
I answered all the questions. ‫-قد-أ-ب---لى جم-ع -ل--ئ--. ‫___ أ___ ع__ ج___ ا_______ ‫-ق- أ-ب- ع-ى ج-ي- ا-أ-ئ-ة- --------------------------- ‫لقد أجبت على جميع الأسئلة. 0
la-a--a---t -alā-j--ī- ---as’i-ah. l____ a____ ‘___ j____ a__________ l-q-d a-i-t ‘-l- j-m-‘ a---s-i-a-. ---------------------------------- laqad ajibt ‘alā jamī‘ al-as’ilah.
I know that – I knew that. أن----عل---لك ـ-ـ--قد -ل----ل-. أ__ ‫____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ ع___ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-ع-م ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د ع-م- ذ-ك- ------------------------------- أنا ‫أعلم ذلك ـــ لقد علمت ذلك. 0
a-- a‘l-----ā-i- —-laqad-‘-lim-u -hā---. a__ a____ d_____ — l____ ‘______ d______ a-a a-l-m d-ā-i- — l-q-d ‘-l-m-u d-ā-i-. ---------------------------------------- ana a‘lam dhālik — laqad ‘alimtu dhālik.
I write that – I wrote that. أ-ا--أ--- ذلك --ـ --د----- ذ-ك. أ__ ‫____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ ك___ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-ك-ب ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د ك-ب- ذ-ك- ------------------------------- أنا ‫أكتب ذلك ـــ لقد كتبت ذلك. 0
a-- -------hāl-- —---q-d kat-btu dh---k. a__ a____ d_____ — l____ k______ d______ a-a a-t-b d-ā-i- — l-q-d k-t-b-u d-ā-i-. ---------------------------------------- ana aktub dhālik — laqad katabtu dhālik.
I hear that – I heard that. أ---‫أسم- -ل- ــ---قد س--ت ذ--. أ__ ‫____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ س___ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-س-ع ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د س-ع- ذ-ك- ------------------------------- أنا ‫أسمع ذلك ـــ لقد سمعت ذلك. 0
a-a--sm-----āl-k --l--a--s-mi‘t--d--lik. a__ a____ d_____ — l____ s______ d______ a-a a-m-‘ d-ā-i- — l-q-d s-m-‘-u d-ā-i-. ---------------------------------------- ana asma‘ dhālik — laqad sami‘tu dhālik.
I’ll get it – I got it. أنا ‫أ-ح---ذ-ك ----ل-- أ-ضرت ذل-. أ__ ‫____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ أ____ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-ُ-ض- ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د أ-ض-ت ذ-ك- --------------------------------- أنا ‫أُحضر ذلك ـــ لقد أحضرت ذلك. 0
an----a--r d--li--— -a-ad-aḥ-ar---dh--ik. a__ u_____ d_____ — l____ a______ d______ a-a u-a-i- d-ā-i- — l-q-d a-ḍ-r-u d-ā-i-. ----------------------------------------- ana uḥaḍir dhālik — laqad aḥḍartu dhālik.
I’ll bring that – I brought that. أ-ا-‫أ--- -لك -ــ--قد -لب- ذ--. أ__ ‫____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ ج___ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-ج-ب ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د ج-ب- ذ-ك- ------------------------------- أنا ‫أجلب ذلك ـــ لقد جلبت ذلك. 0
ana-aj--b --āli- - ---ad ------u--h--ik. a__ a____ d_____ — l____ j______ d______ a-a a-l-b d-ā-i- — l-q-d j-l-b-u d-ā-i-. ---------------------------------------- ana ajlib dhālik — laqad jalabtu dhālik.
I’ll buy that – I bought that. أنا ------ي --ك--ـ- -قد-ا--ريت-ذل-. أ__ ‫_____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ ا_____ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-ش-ر-ي ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د ا-ت-ي- ذ-ك- ----------------------------------- أنا ‫أشترِي ذلك ـــ لقد اشتريت ذلك. 0
a-a-as----ī-d---ik - l---d--------y---d-ā---. a__ a______ d_____ — l____ i_________ d______ a-a a-h-a-ī d-ā-i- — l-q-d i-h-a-a-t- d-ā-i-. --------------------------------------------- ana ashtarī dhālik — laqad ishtaraytu dhālik.
I expect that – I expected that. أنا ‫-ت--- --ك ـــ---- --قعت----. أ__ ‫_____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ ت____ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-ت-ق- ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د ت-ق-ت ذ-ك- --------------------------------- أنا ‫أتوقع ذلك ـــ لقد توقعت ذلك. 0
an- --a-a-qa-----lik-- -aqa--taww------ dh-l-k. a__ a________ d_____ — l____ t_________ d______ a-a a-a-a-q-‘ d-ā-i- — l-q-d t-w-a-a-t- d-ā-i-. ----------------------------------------------- ana atawaqqa‘ dhālik — laqad tawwaqa‘tu dhālik.
I’ll explain that – I explained that. أ-ا ‫-شر- -ل---ــ ل-د-شر-ت----. أ__ ‫____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ ش___ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-ش-ح ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د ش-ح- ذ-ك- ------------------------------- أنا ‫أشرح ذلك ـــ لقد شرحت ذلك. 0
a-a-ash-a- dhāl-k --laqa- -h---tu -h-l--. a__ a_____ d_____ — l____ s______ d______ a-a a-h-a- d-ā-i- — l-q-d s-a-ḥ-u d-ā-i-. ----------------------------------------- ana ashraḥ dhālik — laqad sharḥtu dhālik.
I know that – I knew that. أنا ‫-ع-ف--ل- ــ- --د------ذ-ك. أ__ ‫____ ذ__ ـ__ ل__ ع___ ذ___ أ-ا ‫-ع-ف ذ-ك ـ-ـ ل-د ع-ف- ذ-ك- ------------------------------- أنا ‫أعرف ذلك ـــ لقد عرفت ذلك. 0
ana--‘rif-dh-l-- — -aq-d-‘----tu-dh-l--. a__ a____ d_____ — l____ ‘______ d______ a-a a-r-f d-ā-i- — l-q-d ‘-r-f-u d-ā-i-. ---------------------------------------- ana a‘rif dhālik — laqad ‘araftu dhālik.

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Negative words aren't translated into the native language

When reading, multilinguals translate subconsciously into their native language. This happens automatically; that is, the readers do it without realizing. It could be said that the brain functions like a simultaneous translator. But it doesn't translate everything! One study has shown that the brain has a built-in filter. This filter decides what gets translated. And it appears that the filter ignores certain words. Negative words aren't translated into the native language. Researchers selected native speakers of Chinese for their experiment. All test subjects spoke English as their second language. The test subjects had to rate various English words. These words had different emotional content. There were positive, negative and neutral terms. While the test subjects read the words, their brains were examined. That is, the researchers measured the electrical brain activity. In doing so, they could see how the brain worked. Certain signals are generated during the translation of words. They indicate that the brain is active. However, the test subjects showed no activity with the negative words. Only the positive or neutral terms were translated. Researchers don't yet know why this is. Theoretically, the brain has to process all words the same. It could be, however, that the filter quickly examines each word. It is analyzed while still being read in the second language. If a word is negative, the memory is blocked. In other words, it can't think of the word in the native language. People can react very sensitively to words. Perhaps the brain wants to protect them from emotional shock…