Questions & Answers about حديقتهم جميلة.
Which part of حديقتهم means "their"?
The ending ـهم is the attached pronoun for "their" (referring to a group of men or a mixed group of men and women). In Arabic, you show possession by attaching these pronouns directly to the end of the noun.
The word for garden is حديقة with a round taa marbuuTa (ة) at the end. Why does it look different here?
When you add a pronoun suffix to a word ending in taa marbuuTa (ة), that letter "opens up" into a regular taa (ت) so it can connect to the new letters. Instead of being silent, the "t" sound is pronounced clearly, making the word Hadiiqatu-hum.
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Arabic doesn't use a word for "is" or "are" in simple present-tense sentences. You just place the subject (حديقتهم) and the description (جميلة) next to each other, and the "is" is automatically understood!
Does the adjective جميلة (beautiful) need to be plural because "their" refers to multiple people?
No, adjectives always describe the thing itself, not the owners. Since the garden (حديقة) is a singular, feminine noun, the adjective جميلة must also be singular and feminine. The fact that it belongs to multiple people (ـهم) does not change the adjective.
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