Topic 19 of 62

الأعداد ١-١٠— Numbers 1–10

Numbers 3–10 take the OPPOSITE gender of the noun they count (gender polarity) —ثلاثةُ رجالٍ but ثلاثُ نساءٍ. Numbers 1 and 2 agree in gender normally and usually follow the noun. The counted noun (معدود) after 3–10 is plural and مجرور as مضاف إليه.