Questions & Answers about أين الزوج؟
How do you change this sentence to ask 'Where is the wife?'
The word for husband is زوج (zawj), which is masculine. To make it feminine (wife), you simply add the Taa' Marboota (ة) to the end, making it زوجة (zawja). So, 'Where is the wife?' is أين الزوجة؟.
Why is there no word for 'is' in this sentence?
In Arabic, words for 'is' and 'are' are usually skipped in the present tense. You literally just say 'Where the husband?' (أين الزوج؟) and the 'is' is automatically understood. This is called a nominal sentence.
Why is the 'l' in 'al' not pronounced in الزوج (az-zawj)?
The letter ز (z) is a 'sun letter.' When the word for 'the' (ال) comes right before a sun letter, the 'l' sound is skipped, and you double the sun letter instead. That is why it is pronounced 'az-zawj' rather than 'al-zawj'.
Can I change the word order to الزوج أين؟?
No, just like in English, question words like أين (where) almost always need to go at the very beginning of the sentence in Arabic.
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