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LESSON 116Using “عjb” Before Another Verb
Lesson objective
In this lesson, you will learn how to say that someone likes doing an activity. The verb 3jb can be followed by another verb, using the present-tense form without ka-.
Examples
kay-3jbni n-n3s mura l-ġda. — I like to sleep after lunch. (kay-3jbni = I like, n-n3s = to sleep, mura l-ġda = after lunch)
kay-3jbu y-l3b l-kura. — He likes to play football.
ma-kay-3jbha-š t-fiq bkri. — She does not like to wake up early.
weš kay-3jbk t-jri ṣ-ṣbaн bkri? — Do you like to run early in the morning?
šnu kay-3jbk t-dir f l-weekend? — What do you like to do at the weekend?
Sentence-building exercise
Make correct sentences using 3jb. The exercise includes questions and answers about your work, his work, her work, liking something very much, and liking something a little.
Then use pictures to make as many affirmative and negative sentences as possible about Suzy, Ahmed, Ronny and Nancy, and Aicha.
Moroccan expression
ma-šri-š l-нut f ql3 l-bнr.
Literal meaning: Do not buy fish at the bottom of the sea.
English equivalent: Do not count your chickens before they hatch.
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