Breakdown of نعم، هذه شقتنا.
نعمna'am
yes
هذهhâdhihi
this (f)
ناnâ
our / us (object) / we (subject suffix on past verb)
شقةshaqqa
apartment
Questions & Answers about نعم، هذه شقتنا.
How do we say "our" in this sentence?
The word for "our" is the attached suffix ـنا (-na). In Arabic, possessive pronouns are attached directly to the end of the noun they belong to. By adding ـنا to the word for apartment, it becomes شقتنا (our apartment).
Why does the letter at the end of the word for apartment change shape here?
The base word for apartment is شقة, which ends with the feminine marker taa marbuutah (ة). Whenever you attach a pronoun like ـنا to a word ending in ة, that letter opens up and is written as a regular taa (ت). That is why it is written as شقتنا.
Why did we use هذه for "this" instead of هذا?
Words for "this" must match the gender of the noun they describe. Even with the pronoun attached, the base word شقة (apartment) is feminine. Therefore, we must use the feminine form of "this", which is هذه.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Arabic sentences do not use a word for "is" or "are" in the present tense. You just place the subject and the description next to each other. Literally, the Arabic here translates to "Yes, this our apartment."
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