Arabic Imperative (Positive Command) & Prohibitive (Negative Command) 9

Exercise 1: Translate into English

1. اِذْىَبُْ
2. لََتَُذْىَبُْ
3. لََتََُْنَعُوْا
4. لََتَُبْدَئُِيُْ
5. اِفْتَُحُِيُْ
6. لََتَُبْحَثْنَُ
7. لََتَُسْمَعُوْا
8. اُِضْحَكُوْا
9. اِعْمَلُوْا
10. اِسََْعَا
11. اِعْلَمَا
12. لََتَُلْعَبَا

Exercise 2: Translate into Arabic

1. Don’t go (P/M) to the market, but go to the mosque.
2. Open (S/M) the box.
3. Put (P/M) sugar in the tea.

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4. Work (D/M) for yourselves.
5. Don’t laugh (P/M) a lot.
6. Accept (P/F) the advice of your mothers.
7. Don’t make (D/M) a share for Shaytan in your deeds.
8. Don’t (P/M) play with the doll; play (P/M) with the ball.
9. Listen (S/M) to the speech of Allah.
10. Don’t (S/F) play with the mirror and the comb; cook (S/F) the meat.
11. Be cautious (P/F) of the snake and the scorpion.
12. Don’t (D/F) go near the ball; play (D/F) with this cat.

Exercise 3: Translate into English.

1. لََتََُْزَنْعَُلَيْهِمْإُُِنهَُّمْصُُميُمبُُكْمٌعُُمُْيٌُفَُهُمْلََُيُرَْجِعُوْنَُ
2. اِىُْدِنَااُلصِّرَاطَاُلْمُسْتَقِيْمَُ
3. لََتَُهْزَءُوْاوَُلََُتَُضْحَكُوْا
4. اِفْعَلُوااُلَْْيْرَوَُاتَّقُوُااُللهَُ
5. اِقْرَءُِيُْوَُلََُتَُلْعَبيُْ
6. اُِعْلَمُوْاأَُُنَّاُللهَعَُلىٰكُُلِّشَُُيُْءٍقَُدِيْرٌُ
7. اِقْبَلُوااُلشَّفَاعَةَُ
8. اِىْبِطُوْامُِصْرًا
9. اُدْخُلُوْاىُٰذِهِاُلْقَرُْيَةَُ
10. لََتَُتَبَدَّلُوااُلَْْبِيْثَبُِالطَّيِّبُِ
11. اِذْىَبُوْامَُعَصَُدِيْقِكُمْإُُِلَاُلْفُنْدُقِوَُاُشْرَبوُْااُللَّبََمَُعَوُُ
12. اِفْتَحُوْابَُابَاُلْبَيْتِوَُاُذْىَبُوْاإُُِلُٰمُُُدِيْرُِاُلَْْرِيْدَةُِ