[12] classical: the question behind the art  

   

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grammar modules: negation of verbs; direct object


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لَمْ تَفْهَموها
you did not understand it

لا تَجْعَلْنا
it does not allow/permit us

نَحْتٌ
sculpture

غَيْرُ مُهِّمٍ
not important

لا نَتَذَكَرُهُ
we do not
remember it

رَأيْتُمْ
you saw (plural)

غالِباً
usually

لَن تَتَذَكَرَها
you will not remember it

فَنّانٌ
artist

لا نَرىَ
we do not see

لا تَنْسىَ
don't forget

أحْياناً
sometimes

 

لا نَفْهَمُ
we do not understand

لَوْحَةٌ
picture

عَلىَ حَسَبِ
it depends


Step 4: Read dialogue [click here]

هَل ذَهَبْتـُمْ أبَداً إلىَ مُتْحَفٍ وَرَأيْتـُمْ شَيْئًا لَمْ تَفْهَموهُ مُطْلَقاً؟
Did you ever go to a museum to see something
you did not understand (it) at all?             

رَأيْتـُمْ لَوْحَةً أو نَحْتاً وَوَقَفـْتـُمْ أمامَهُ لِساعاتٍ؟
Did you see a painting or sculpture and stand in front of
it by the hours?

هَلْ سَألـْتـُمْ أبَداً: ما هَذا! في ماذا كانَ الْفَنّانُ يُفَكِّرُ؟
Did you ever ask: what is this! What was the artist thinking about?

في أغْلَبِ اَلْأحْيانِ اَلْفَنّانُ يَقولُ: لَيْسَ مُهِمًّا ما أُفَكِّرُ فيهِ

 
اَلْمُهِمُّ اَلْذي تَراهُ أنْتَ

A lot of time the artist says: It is not important what I am thinking what is important is what you see.

لَكِنْ غالِباً نَحْنُ لا نَرىَ أولا نَفْهَمُ الْفَنّانَ
But usually
we do not see or we do not understand the artist.

أحْياناً، اَلْفَنُّ لَيْسَ لَهُ أيَّ مَعْنىَ بِالْمَرَّةِ  إنَّما  يَكونُ بِهِ

 
شَيْئاً لا يجْعَلُنا نَنْساهُ

Sometimes the art does not have any meaning at all but there is something in it that
does not allow us to forget it.

وَ أحْياناً اَلْفَنُّ لَهُ مَعْنىَ إنَّما لا نـَتـَذَكـَرُهُ
And sometimes art has a meaning but
we do not remember it.

إنْ رَأيْتَ أُذُنـًا  مَصْنوعَةً مِن شَمْعٍ  أتـَتـَذ كَّرُها

أمْ لا تـَتـَذَكـَّرُها؟

If you saw an ear made of wax will you remember
it or
will you not remember it.

عَلىَ حَسَبِ...
It depends...

إنْ كانَتْ هَذِهِ الْأُذُنُ لَها مَعْنىَ في حَياتِكَ فَمِنَ الْمُمْكِنِ

أنَّك لَنْ تَنْساها
If this ear has a meaning in your life maybe
you will not forget it.

 


Step 5: Drill with answers [click here]
 

هَلْ تَفْهَمُ عادَةً اَلْفَنَّ اَلْذي تَنْظُرُ إلَيْهِ؟
Do you usually understand the art you are looking at?

 

هَلِ الْفَنُّ دائِماً لَهُ مَعْنىَ؟
Does art always have meaning?

 

إنْ رَأيْتَ أُذُناً مَصْنوعَةً مِنْ شَمْعٍ، هَلْ تَسْطيعُ تَقْديرَها؟
If you saw an ear made of wax would you appreciate it ?

 

هَلْ تَتَذَكَّرُ عادَةً اَلْفَنَّ اَلْذي تَراهُ؟
Do you usually remember the art you see?

 

هَلِ الْفَنُّ مُهِمٌّ بِالنِّسْبَةِ لَكَ؟
Is art important to you?  

   
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