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Questions & Answers about نعم، الممرضة هنا.
How do we know the word الممرضة refers to a female nurse?
The word ends with a Taa' Marboota (ة). In Arabic, adding this letter to the end of a profession or description makes it feminine. It is pronounced like a short a or ah sound at the end of a sentence.
How would I change this sentence to say the male nurse is here?
You would simply remove the feminine Taa' Marboota (ة) from the end of the word. The sentence becomes نعم، الممرض هنا.
Where is the word for is in this Arabic sentence?
Arabic does not use a word for is or are in the present tense. You just put the subject (الممرضة, the nurse) right next to the information about it (هنا, here).
Why is the comma pointing upwards (،) instead of downwards?
Because Arabic is written from right to left, the comma is flipped so it flows with the text direction. This also prevents it from being confused with the Arabic letter Daal (د).