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7.2.7.3 Ditransitive<br />

Table 7.17: Test : Ditransitive 1<br />

<strong>Arabic</strong> <br />

hw ֓a֒t.ā h ˘ āld ktāb<br />

human-translated He gave Khalid a book.<br />

Google Khaled was given a book<br />

Microsoft is given Khaled book<br />

UniArab He gave Khalid a book.<br />

7.2. SENTENCE TESTS<br />

Table 7.17 shows an example of a ditransitive. The output of the Google has been given<br />

in the passive tense. Microsoft’s transla<strong>to</strong>r gives an incorrect output. UniArab success-<br />

fully translates the sentence in its entirety. Figure 7.18 shows this sentence output in the<br />

UniArab system.<br />

Figure 7.18: Ditransitive 1<br />

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