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In Arabic, verbs of giving and granting are known as **أفعال العطاء**.

### Two Direct Objects

Unlike English, which often uses prepositions like "to" or "for", Arabic verbs of giving take **two direct objects** with no prepositions connecting them. Both the recipient and the thing given take the accusative case (منصوب).

The standard sentence structure is:
**Verb** + **Subject** + **First Object** (The Recipient) + **Second Object** (The Thing Given)

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### Abstract Giving

This rule also applies to abstract concepts, such as "giving attention" (**أولى**). The "recipient" can easily be an inanimate noun, like a project or a proposal.

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### Verbs of Depriving and Denying

Verbs that mean the exact opposite—denying or depriving (**سلب** or **منع**)—follow the same double-object rule. The person deprived is the first direct object, and the thing taken away is the second.

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### Using Attached Pronouns

If the recipient is a pronoun, it attaches directly to the verb as a suffix. The thing given or taken remains a separate word.

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Verbs of giving (أفعال العطاء)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
raise	علاوةilâwah
generous	سخيsakhiyy
The manager gave the employees a generous raise.	أعطت المديرة الموظفين علاوة سخية.a'tati al-mudîratu al-muwazzafîna 'alâwatan sakhiyyatan
to give (attention, importance)	أولىawlâ
proposal	مقترحmuqtaraH
attention	اهتمامihtimâm
The president gave the proposal great attention while she was reading the report.	أولت الرئيسة المقترح اهتماما كبيرا وهي تقرأ التقرير.awlati r-ra'îsatu l-muqtaraha ihtimâman kabîran wa hiya taqra'u t-taqrîra
to lend	أقرضaqrada
deficit	عجزajz
The bank lent the company money because of the financial deficit.	أقرض البنك الشركة مالا بسبب العجز المالي.aqrada al-banku ash-sharikata mâlan bisababi al-ajzi al-mâliyyi
to deprive (to strip, rob)	سلبsalaba
The new decision merely stripped the workers of their rights.	إنما سلب القرار الجديد العمال حقوقهم.innamâ salaba al-qarâru al-jadîdu al-ummâla huqûqahum
to withhold	حجبhajaba
distribution	توزيعtawzî'
The manager withheld the distribution of the money, so he deprived the team of the bonus.	حجب المدير توزيع المال، فحرم الفريق المكافأة.hajaba al-mudîru tawzîa al-mâli, fa-harama al-farîqa al-mukâfa'ata
This generous proposal granted the workers a new hope.	منح هذا المقترح السخي العمال أملا جديدا.manaha hâdhâ al-muqtarahu as-sakhiyyu al-ummâla amalan jadîdan
The manager denied the employee a raise, because he did not give the project attention.	منع المدير الموظف علاوة، لأنه لم يعط المشروع اهتماما.mana'a al-mudiru al-muwazzafa 'alawatan, li'annahu lam yu'ti al-mashru'a ihtimaman.
We will not withhold the funds from you, but rather we will lend each department a budget.	لن نحجب الأموال عنكم، بل سنقرض كل قسم ميزانية.lan nahjuba al-'amwâla ankum, bal sanuqridu kulla qismin mîzâniyyatan.
The government donated an amount to the administration because of the deficit in distribution.	وهبت الحكومة الإدارة مبلغا بسبب العجز في التوزيع.wahabati l-hukûmatu l-idârata mablaghan bisababi l-'ajzi fî at-tawzî'i
The loyal employee does not deprive the company of her effort, but rather gives it attention.	الموظفة المخلصة لا تسلب الشركة جهدها، بل توليها اهتماما.al-muwazzafatu al-mukhlisatu lâ taslubu ash-sharikata juhdahâ, bal tûlîhâ ihtimâman.