Topic: Arabic

"an amazing house"

Translation:بَيت مُمتاز

July 1, 2019

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/LizelleLouw
  • 12

Why are the words this way around (house amazing). Shouldn't it read from right to left?

July 1, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/mr__tambourine
  • 55

It's the regular word order in Arabic. The noun is before the adjective

July 5, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/JasonVoorheess
  • 11

Yes , but in Arabic the noun comes first followed by the Adjective.

So for example , in Arabic it is Morning good and not good morning

July 6, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/LuqmaanJac
  • 14

Hi. Thats just how it is. I think Japanes is similar.

July 6, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/kim358
  • 11

Spanish and Indonesian to name but a few have noun...adjective

July 10, 2019
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