Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar! The Cluster Buster. ======================= Generally speaking, Arabic does not tolerate three or more consonant clusters. The common practice to deal with such a phonological environment is to insert a short or long vowel in between. We mentioned earlier the use of the short helping vowel.
A good example for the use of a long vowel is when we have an attached object pronoun for transitive verbs which have أنتم as a subject. Notice the use of the long vowel ( و ) to break the cluster in the following sentences: **شاهدتـُموها في السوق ِ.** You (mp) saw her in the market. **قابلتـُمونا في المقهی.** You (mp) met us in the cafe. **علمتـُموهُ العربية َ.** You (mp) taught him Arabic. Previous Next