Arabic for Nerds 2: A Grammar Compendium - 450 Questions about Arabic Grammar

by Gerald Drißner

Have you been in the following situation? You know every single word in an Arabic sentence, but you don't have a clue what the sentence is all about? The painful reason is: you don't understand the grammar.

This book aims to transform grammar, a subject that is hated by many people, into an understandable and enjoyable subject. This is not another boring grammar book.

ARABIC FOR NERDS 2 will teach you in an entertaining way how to dissect a sentence, how to identify the function of letters, words, and syntax - in short: the I'rab. Imagine pushing entire sentences into an MRI machine. After we have examined the structure, we put single words under a microscope. Eventually we will know how sentences work or why they don't work.

This book is thoughtfully structured to guide you through the jungle of case endings, playing with word order, understanding fine points of Classical and Modern Standard Arabic, and how to avoid common mistakes.

ARABIC FOR NERDS 2 is a grammar compendium. It gives you all the tools that you need to properly analyze any Arabic sentence - no matter if it is taken from a children's book or the Holy Qur'an.

Every Arabic sentence is fully vowelled (Tashkeel) and translated into English.

It is specifically intended for advanced learners.

Paperback

Published March 1, 2021

About the author

Gerald Drißner (Drissner), born in 1977 in a mountain village in Austria, is an economist, award‑winning journalist, and non‑fiction author. After spending more than a decade in the Middle East and North Africa, where he immersed himself in Arabic, he now writes about doing business in Islamic countries and about the Arabic language. He is also the founder of Arabic for Nerds.