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LESSON 31The Numbers One and Two
The number one
The number one acts like an adjective — it comes after the noun and agrees with the gender of the noun.
ktab waнd — one book (ktab is masculine, so waнd is used)
bnt wнda — one girl (bnt is feminine, so wнda is used)
“Waнd” before a noun
Sometimes waнd appears before a noun. In this situation, it does not mean the number one — it works like the English words a or an.
waнd l-ktab — a book · waнd l-bnt — a girl
The number two
The number juj can be used with a plural noun in two ways:
juj d l-ktub or juj ktub — two books
When two is part of a larger number, such as twenty-two, the form tnayn is used instead of juj.
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