Are you on a journey to learn Arabic? If so, then you know the importance of adjectives. Arabic adjectives are words that describe nouns and add significant meaning to a sentence. Imagine you want to describe a house\u2014is it enough to just say, “This is a house”? Not at all! You need adjectives to explain if the house is “big” or “small,” “beautiful” or “old.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, we’ll cover the most important basic rules for using adjectives in Arabic and give you examples of the most common ones you can use in your daily life. Our goal is to help you master adjectives to build richer and more expressive sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since adjectives in Arabic always follow the noun they describe, they must agree with the noun in four key ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, let’s explore a list of the most frequently used adjectives, organized by category to make them easier to remember and apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are essential for describing people and things around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| Masculine Adjective<\/th> | Feminine Adjective<\/th> | English Meaning<\/th> | Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| \u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631<\/td> | \u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0629<\/td> | Big, large<\/td> | \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u062a\u064f \u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631\u064c \u062c\u062f\u0627\u064b. (The house is very big.)<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| \u0635\u063a\u064a\u0631<\/td> | \u0635\u063a\u064a\u0631\u0629<\/td> | Small, little<\/td> | \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u064a\u0642\u0629\u0650 \u0634\u062c\u0631\u0629\u064c \u0635\u063a\u064a\u0631\u0629\u064c. (There is a small tree in the garden.)<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| \u0637\u0648\u064a\u0644<\/td> | \u0637\u0648\u064a\u0644\u0629<\/td> | Tall, long<\/td> | \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062c\u0644\u064f \u0637\u0648\u064a\u0644\u064c. (This man is tall.)<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| \u0642\u0635\u064a\u0631<\/td> | \u0642\u0635\u064a\u0631\u0629<\/td> | Short<\/td> | \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0642\u0635\u0629\u064c \u0642\u0635\u064a\u0631\u0629\u064c. (This is a short story.)<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f<\/td> | \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629<\/td> | New<\/td> | \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0647\u0627\u062a\u0641\u064c \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u064c. (This is a new phone.)<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| \u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645<\/td> | \u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0629<\/td> | Old (for things)<\/td> | \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646\u064f \u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u064c. (This dress is old.)<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644<\/td> | \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0629<\/td> | Beautiful<\/td> | \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0638\u0631\u064f \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644\u064c \u062c\u062f\u0627\u064b. (This view is very beautiful.)<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| \u0642\u0628\u064a\u062d<\/td> | \u0642\u0628\u064a\u062d\u0629<\/td> | Ugly<\/td> | \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062d\u0634\u064f \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u0629\u0650 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u064a\u062d\u0627\u064b. (The monster in the story was ugly.)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n Adjectives for Personality and Feelings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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