Word
هذه امرأة ذكية.
Meaning
This is a smart woman.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about هذه امرأة ذكية.
Why do we use هذه instead of هذا?
هذه (this) is the feminine form. Because the word for woman, امرأة, is feminine, we must use the feminine word for "this" to match it.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Arabic, there is no word for "is" in the present tense. To say "This is a smart woman", you literally just say "This a smart woman" (هذه امرأة ذكية).
Why does "smart" come after "woman"?
In Arabic, adjectives almost always come after the noun they describe. So instead of "a smart woman", the word order is "a woman smart" (امرأة ذكية).
How does the word for "smart" (ذكية) show that it is describing a woman?
It ends with the letter taa marbuuta (ة), which is the most common feminine marker. If you were describing a smart man, you would drop the ة and use the masculine form, ذكي.
Why don't امرأة and ذكية have the prefix ال (al-)?