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Arabic Grammar and Syntax MCQs

Practice Arabic Grammar and Syntax multiple-choice questions for Allama Iqbal Open University competitive exams. Each question includes the correct answer and a short explanation, and past-paper questions are marked so you can revise both repeated and fresh material in one place.

Min
Kataba
Rajulun
Huwa
ExplanationMin is a preposition (Harf Jarr) which causes the following noun to be in the genitive case (Majrur).
Mansub
Majrur
Marfu
Majzum
ExplanationIn Arabic syntax, both the subject (Mubtada) and the predicate (Khabar) are inherently in the nominative case (Marfu).
Yaktubu
Iqra
Dhahaba
Sayaktubu
ExplanationDhahaba (he went) is a third-person masculine singular past tense verb.
Ka
Huwa
Ni
Hu
ExplanationHuwa is a detached pronoun used for the third-person singular masculine, whereas the others are attached suffixes.
Marfu
Mansub
Majrur
Majzum
ExplanationThe word is preceded by the preposition 'ila', which puts the noun in the genitive (Majrur) case.
Mu'rab
Mabni
Nakirah
Marifah
ExplanationA 'Mabni' noun has a fixed ending that does not change based on its role in the sentence.
Aqlam
Qalamun
Qalimat
Qalama
ExplanationAqlam is the broken plural (Jam' Mukassar) for the word Qalam.
Qad
La
Sawfa
Ma
ExplanationSawfa is a particle used before the present tense verb to indicate future action.
Marifah
Nakirah
Mudaf
Sifah
ExplanationNakirah is the grammatical term for an indefinite noun, lacking the definite article 'Al'.
Kitabani
Kitabayn
Kitabatayn
Kitabun
ExplanationThe suffix 'ani' is added to the singular noun to denote two items in the nominative case.
Yaktubu
Kataba
Uktub
Katabtu
ExplanationUktub is the imperative command form of the verb 'to write'.
Possession/Relationship
Past Action
Future Tense
Negation
ExplanationIdafa creates a relationship between two nouns, often signifying possession (e.g., House of Allah).
Fi
Ya
Ala
Min
ExplanationYa is the standard particle used to call or address someone in Arabic.
A verb indicating a completed action
A verb indicating an action in the present or future
A command verb
A verb that is indeclinable
ExplanationIn Arabic, the Mudari verb represents actions occurring in the present or those that will happen in the future.
Nakirah
Marifah
Sifah
Mudaf
ExplanationA noun prefixed with 'Al-' is considered 'Marifah' (definite), as opposed to 'Nakirah' (indefinite).
Raf'
Jarr
Nasb
Jazm
ExplanationIn Arabic syntax, the object upon which the action falls is always in the state of 'Nasb' (accusative).

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Do these include past-paper questions?

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