تعلمه
The English phrase 'learn it' is translated to Arabic as تعلمه.
How does it change in a sentence?
If the object being learned is a feminine noun, the suffix changes from '-ه' to '-ها', as seen in تعلمها.
Did you know?
- The root علم in تعلمه is the same root used for the word 'world' عالم and 'scientist' عالم. In Arabic thought, the world is something to be known and studied.
- Arabic has a specific grammatical distinction between 'learning' something via effort and 'learning' something by heart, using different verb forms of the same root.
- In spoken Levantine Arabic, the phrase might sound like 'itallam-lo', where the pronunciation of the letters shifts slightly from the formal Modern Standard Arabic version.
Example conversation
Omar and Layla are talking about a new language.
- عمر Omarهل هذا البرنامج صعب؟Hal hadha al-barnamaj sa'b?Is this program difficult?
- ليلى Laylaلا، يمكنك تعلمه بسهولة.La, yumkinuka ta'allamuhu bisuhula.No, you can learn it easily.
- عمر Omarمتى سأبدأ؟Mata sa-abda'?When will I start?
- ليلى Laylaابدأ الآن يا عمر.Ibda' al-an ya Omar.Start now, Omar.
