Breakdown of هل هذا الطرد الثقيل لك؟
الal
the
هلhal
is / are (question marker)
هذاhâdhâ
this (m)
كka
your / you (object)
لli
for, to (attached)
طردtard
parcel
ثقيلthaqîl
heavy
Questions & Answers about هل هذا الطرد الثقيل لك؟
How does "for you" combine into the single word لك?
The word لك is made of the preposition لـ (meaning "for" or "to") and the attached pronoun ـك (meaning "you"). Depending on who you are talking to, the pronunciation changes slightly: it is pronounced "laka" when addressing a male, and "laki" when addressing a female.
Why do both الطرد (parcel) and الثقيل (heavy) start with the definite article الـ (the)?
In Arabic, adjectives must match their nouns in definiteness. Because "this parcel" points to a specific item, الطرد gets the definite article الـ (the). Therefore, the adjective الثقيل (heavy) must also take الـ to match it. Literally, it translates to "this the-parcel the-heavy."
What would happen if I didn't put الـ (the) on الطرد?
The meaning of the phrase would change completely. هذا الطرد (with "the") means "this parcel". But هذا طرد (without "the") creates a full mini-sentence meaning "This is a parcel". The definite article is what glues "this" and "parcel" together into one phrase.
Why is the word for "heavy" placed after the word for "parcel"?
In Arabic, adjectives almost always come after the noun they describe. So instead of saying "heavy parcel" like in English, you place the noun first and say the equivalent of "the-parcel the-heavy" (الطرد الثقيل).
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