Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

QuestionAnswer
how many
كمkam
child
طفلtifl
How many children did you see in the garden?
كم طفلا رأيت في الحديقة؟kam tiflan ra'ayta fil-hadîqah?
I saw one child in the garden.
رأيت طفلا واحدا في الحديقة.ra'aytu tiflan wâhidan fil hadîqa
cup
كوبkûb
How many cups did the boy wash?
كم كوبا غسل الولد؟kam kûban ghasala l-waladu?
The boy washed one cup.
غسل الولد كوبا واحدا.ghasala l-waladu kûban wâhidan.
meal
وجبةwajba
to order / to request / to seek
طلبtalaba
How many meals did you order from the restaurant?
كم وجبة طلبت من المطعم؟kam wajbatan talabta mina al-mat'am
one
واحدةwâhida
I ordered one meal from the restaurant.
طلبت وجبة واحدة من المطعم.talabtu wajbatan wâhidatan mina al-mat'ami.
person
شخصshakhs
How many people attended the meeting?
كم شخصا حضر الاجتماع؟kam shakhsan hadara al-ijtimâ'a
Two people attended the meeting.
حضر شخصان اثنان الاجتماع.hadara shakhsâni ithnâni al-ijtimâ'a.
How many tickets remained in the box?
كم تذكرة بقيت في الصندوق؟kam tadhkiratan baqiyat fi ssunduq?
two
اثنتانithnatâni
Two tickets remained in the box.
بقيت تذكرتان اثنتان في الصندوق.baqiyat tadhkaratâni ithnatâni fî as-sundûq
Two cars stopped in the street.
وقفت سيارتان اثنتان في الشارع.waqafat sayyâratâni ithnatâni fi ash-shâri'i
to buy
اشترىishtarâ
How many books did the student buy?
كم كتابا اشترى الطالب؟kam kitâban ishtarâ at-tâlibu?
He bought one book and one bag.
اشترى كتابا واحدا وحقيبة واحدة.ishtarâ kitâban wâhidan wa haqîbatan wâhidah.
age
عمرumr
How old are you?
كم عمرك؟kam 'umruka?
How old is this child?
كم عمر هذا الطفل؟kam 'umru hâdha at-tifl?

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