Breakdown of أرسل المدير رسالة إلينا.
الal
the
إلىilâ
to
مديرmudîr
manager
ناnâ
our / us (object) / we (subject suffix on past verb)
أرسلarsala
to send
رسالةrisâla
letter / message
Questions & Answers about أرسل المدير رسالة إلينا.
How is the word إلينا formed?
It is a combination of the preposition إلى (to) and the attached pronoun نا (us). Notice how the final letter of the preposition, the ى (alif maqsuura), changes into a regular ي so it can physically connect to the pronoun.
Does the pronunciation of إلى change when it connects to نا?
Yes! On its own, إلى is pronounced "ilaa". But when it connects to a pronoun and that final ى becomes a ي, it sounds like "ilay". Therefore, إلينا is pronounced "ilaynaa".
Why is the verb أرسل at the very beginning of the sentence?
Arabic sentences typically follow a Verb-Subject-Object order. So instead of saying "The manager sent" like we do in English, the Arabic structure is "Sent the manager" (أرسل المدير).
How do we know رسالة means "a letter" and not "the letter"?
The word for letter, رسالة, does not have the definite article ال (al-) attached to the beginning. In Arabic, leaving off ال makes the noun indefinite, which we translate as "a letter" in English.
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