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Sport: the dual
Arabic has a special form for exactly two of something, called the dual. It is used all the time in sport: two teams, two players, twice a week.
Sports
كُرةُ القَدَم football, كُرةُ السَّلّة basketball, كُرةُ الطّائِرة volleyball, التِّنِس tennis, السِّباحة swimming, رُكوبُ الخَيْل horse riding, رُكوبُ الدَّرّاجة cycling, الجَرْي running.
أَلْعَبُ كُرةَ القَدَم = I play football. أَسْبَحُ = I swim. أُمارِسُ الرِّياضة = I do sport.
فَريق team, لاعِب player, مُباراة match, مَلْعَب pitch, stadium, فازَ won, خَسِرَ lost.
أَلْعَبُ كُرةَ القَدَم = I play football. أَسْبَحُ = I swim. أُمارِسُ الرِّياضة = I do sport.
فَريق team, لاعِب player, مُباراة match, مَلْعَب pitch, stadium, فازَ won, خَسِرَ lost.
The dual
How often?
مَرّة في الأُسْبوع = once a week. مَرَّتَيْن في الأُسْبوع = twice a week. ثَلاثَ مَرّات = three times.
لَعِبَ الفَريقانِ مُباراةً مُمْتِعة = The two teams played an exciting match.
لَعِبَ الفَريقانِ مُباراةً مُمْتِعة = The two teams played an exciting match.
Translate: I play football twice a week.
- I play football: ألعب كرة القدم.
- Twice: the dual of مرّة in the ـين form: مرّتين.
- A week: في الأسبوع.
Answer: ألعب كرة القدم مرّتين في الأسبوع.
Dual = exactly two: add ـان (subject) or ـين (after prepositions and as object); ة becomes ت. لاعبان, مباراتان, مرّتين. Sports: كرة القدم، السباحة، كرة السلة.
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