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em Past tense of modal verbs 1   »   ar ‫صيغة الماضي للأفعال الواصفة للحال 1‬

87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

‫87 [سبعة وثمانون]‬

87 [sbieat wathamanun]

‫صيغة الماضي للأفعال الواصفة للحال 1‬

[syghat almadi lil'afeal alwasifat lilhal 1]

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We had to water the flowers. ‫ك-ن--ل-نا سقي -لأز--ر.‬ ‫--- ع---- س-- ا-------- ‫-ا- ع-ي-ا س-ي ا-أ-ه-ر-‬ ------------------------ ‫كان علينا سقي الأزهار.‬ 0
ka-n-e-l--na----i al-az-a--. k--- e------ s--- a--------- k-a- e-l-y-a s-q- a-'-z-a-a- ---------------------------- kaan ealayna saqi al'azhara.
We had to clean the apartment. ‫-ا--ع-ي-ا ---ي- ا-ش--.‬ ‫--- ع---- ت---- ا------ ‫-ا- ع-ي-ا ت-ت-ب ا-ش-ة-‬ ------------------------ ‫كان علينا ترتيب الشقة.‬ 0
ka-- eal-y-- t--t-b-a--hiq-a. k--- e------ t----- a-------- k-a- e-l-y-a t-r-i- a-s-i-t-. ----------------------------- kaan ealayna tartib alshiqta.
We had to wash the dishes. ‫كا- -ل--ا-غ-ل-ا-أط--ق-‬ ‫--- ع---- غ-- ا-------- ‫-ا- ع-ي-ا غ-ل ا-أ-ب-ق-‬ ------------------------ ‫كان علينا غسل الأطباق.‬ 0
k------l-y-a ----l--l'-tb--. k--- e------ g---- a-------- k-a- e-l-y-a g-a-l a-'-t-a-. ---------------------------- kaan ealayna ghasl al'atbaq.
Did you have to pay the bill? ‫-- -و-- -ل-كم -فع --ح-اب-‬ ‫-- ت--- ع---- د-- ا------- ‫-ل ت-ج- ع-ي-م د-ع ا-ح-ا-؟- --------------------------- ‫هل توجب عليكم دفع الحساب؟‬ 0
hl t-j----a--y----da----lh--a-? h- t---- e------- d--- a------- h- t-j-b e-l-y-u- d-f- a-h-s-b- ------------------------------- hl tujib ealaykum dafe alhasab?
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? ‫ه----ن-ع--ك- د---ر-م-ا-د--ل-‬ ‫-- ك-- ع---- د-- ر-- ا------- ‫-ل ك-ن ع-ي-م د-ع ر-م ا-د-و-؟- ------------------------------ ‫هل كان عليكم دفع رسم الدخول؟‬ 0
hl-k-n e---yk-m d-fe ru-im---d-khu--? h- k-- e------- d--- r---- a--------- h- k-n e-l-y-u- d-f- r-s-m a-d-k-u-a- ------------------------------------- hl kan ealaykum dafe rusim aldukhula?
Did you have to pay a fine? ‫هل -ان--لي---دفع--را-ة؟‬ ‫-- ك-- ع---- د-- غ------ ‫-ل ك-ن ع-ي-م د-ع غ-ا-ة-‬ ------------------------- ‫هل كان عليكم دفع غرامة؟‬ 0
hl-ka- e----kum-daf- ghara-a--? h- k-- e------- d--- g--------- h- k-n e-l-y-u- d-f- g-a-a-a-a- ------------------------------- hl kan ealaykum dafe gharamata?
Who had to say goodbye? ‫من----ر -- ---ع؟‬ ‫-- ا--- أ- ي----- ‫-ن ا-ط- أ- ي-د-؟- ------------------ ‫من اضطر أن يودع؟‬ 0
m---------'-n y--e-? m- '----- '-- y----- m- '-d-u- '-n y-d-a- -------------------- mn 'udtur 'an yudea?
Who had to go home early? ‫من -ضط--لل-ه-ب-إلى-----ت--بك--ً؟‬ ‫-- ا--- ل----- إ-- ا---- م------- ‫-ن ا-ط- ل-ذ-ا- إ-ى ا-ب-ت م-ك-ا-؟- ---------------------------------- ‫من اضطر للذهاب إلى البيت مبكراً؟‬ 0
m----d-ur-l-l-h---b-'i--aa a-ba-t--bkra--? m- '----- l-------- '----- a----- m------- m- '-d-u- l-l-h-h-b '-i-a- a-b-y- m-k-a-n- ------------------------------------------ mn 'udtur lildhahab 'iilaa albayt mbkraan?
Who had to take the train? ‫-- اض-ر--أ-ذ--ل----؟‬ ‫-- ا--- ل--- ا------- ‫-ن ا-ط- ل-خ- ا-ق-ا-؟- ---------------------- ‫من اضطر لأخذ القطار؟‬ 0
m- -ud--r--i-a-h-h a--a-ara? m- '----- l------- a-------- m- '-d-u- l-'-k-d- a-q-t-r-? ---------------------------- mn 'udtur li'akhdh alqatara?
We did not want to stay long. ‫ل- ن--- -- ----اء -ويل---‬ ‫-- ن--- ف- ا----- ط------- ‫-م ن-غ- ف- ا-ب-ا- ط-ي-ا-.- --------------------------- ‫لم نرغب في البقاء طويلاً.‬ 0
lam nar---- -- al-a--'-tw-laan. l-- n------ f- a------ t------- l-m n-r-h-b f- a-b-q-' t-y-a-n- ------------------------------- lam narghab fi albaqa' twylaan.
We did not want to drink anything. ‫---ن---أ- --رب--ي-اً-‬ ‫-- ن-- أ- ن--- ش------ ‫-م ن-د أ- ن-ر- ش-ئ-ً-‬ ----------------------- ‫لم نرد أن نشرب شيئاً.‬ 0
lm -------'--a --shrib ---y-a-. l- n----- '--- n------ s------- l- n-r-d- '-n- n-s-r-b s-y-a-n- ------------------------------- lm nuradu 'ana nashrib shyyaan.
We did not want to disturb you. ‫-----د--- ن-عج-أح--ً-‬ ‫-- ن-- أ- ن--- أ------ ‫-م ن-د أ- ن-ع- أ-د-ً-‬ ----------------------- ‫لم نرد أن نزعج أحداً.‬ 0
l- n-ra-u -ana--azea- -hda-n. l- n----- '--- n----- a------ l- n-r-d- '-n- n-z-a- a-d-a-. ----------------------------- lm nuradu 'ana nazeaj ahdaan.
I just wanted to make a call. ‫-نت-أ--- -لاتصا---اله--ف.‬ ‫--- أ--- ا------ ب-------- ‫-ن- أ-ي- ا-ا-ص-ل ب-ل-ا-ف-‬ --------------------------- ‫كنت أريد الاتصال بالهاتف.‬ 0
kna---ur-d---a--is----i--hati-. k--- '---- a-------- b--------- k-a- '-r-d a-a-t-s-l b-a-h-t-f- ------------------------------- knat 'urid alaitisal bialhatif.
I just wanted to call a taxi. ‫--- أريد -ل- س--رة أ--ة-‬ ‫--- أ--- ط-- س---- أ----- ‫-ن- أ-ي- ط-ب س-ا-ة أ-ر-.- -------------------------- ‫كنت أريد طلب سيارة أجرة.‬ 0
kn-- '-r----al-- s-y-r---- '-j--t-. k--- '---- t---- s-------- '------- k-a- '-r-d t-l-b s-y-r-t-n '-j-a-a- ----------------------------------- knat 'urid talab sayaratan 'ajrata.
Actually I wanted to drive home. ‫ك-ت----- -ل--اب -لى-ا----.‬ ‫--- أ--- ا----- إ-- ا------ ‫-ن- أ-ي- ا-ذ-ا- إ-ى ا-ب-ت-‬ ---------------------------- ‫كنت أريد الذهاب إلى البيت.‬ 0
knat --rid-a-dhah---'---aa-al-ayt. k--- '---- a------- '----- a------ k-a- '-r-d a-d-a-a- '-i-a- a-b-y-. ---------------------------------- knat 'urid aldhahab 'iilaa albayt.
I thought you wanted to call your wife. ‫--ن- أنك---تصل -ز-جتك-‬ ‫---- أ-- س---- ب------- ‫-ن-ت أ-ك س-ت-ل ب-و-ت-؟- ------------------------ ‫ظننت أنك ستتصل بزوجتك؟‬ 0
zn--t --nak------a-il-------at-ka? z---- '---- s-------- b----------- z-u-t '-n-k s-t-t-s-l b-z-w-a-i-a- ---------------------------------- znunt 'anak satatasil bizawjatika?
I thought you wanted to call information. ‫-ن-- -نك س--ص---الا-ت--ام--.‬ ‫---- أ-- س---- ب------------- ‫-ن-ت أ-ك س-ت-ل ب-ل-س-ع-ا-ا-.- ------------------------------ ‫ظننت أنك ستتصل بالاستعلامات.‬ 0
z-u-t ---ak -a--t---l -ia-ai-tie-----. z---- '---- s-------- b--------------- z-u-t '-n-k s-t-t-s-l b-a-a-s-i-l-m-t- -------------------------------------- znunt 'anak satatasil bialaistielamat.
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. ‫-ن-ت -ن- -تط-ب-ب---ا.‬ ‫---- أ-- س---- ب------ ‫-ن-ت أ-ك س-ط-ب ب-ت-ا-‬ ----------------------- ‫ظننت أنك ستطلب بيتزا.‬ 0
znu----a-a- --tatlub bayt-a. z---- '---- s------- b------ z-u-t '-n-k s-t-t-u- b-y-z-. ---------------------------- znunt 'anak satatlub baytza.

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Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures produce strong reactions then. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…