Breakdown of المترجمات حاضرات الآن.
الal
the
الآنal-ân
now
مترجمmutarjim
translator
حاضرhâdir
present / attending
Questions & Answers about المترجمات حاضرات الآن.
How do we know المترجمات means female translators specifically?
The ending ـات (-aat) is the regular feminine plural ending in Arabic. The singular word for a female translator is مترجمة (mutarjima). To make it plural, you drop the feminine marker ـة at the end and add ـات. If we were talking about male translators, we would use the regular masculine plural ending ـون (-oon) to make المترجمون.
Why does the word for "present" (حاضرات) also have the ـات ending?
Because it's giving information about the translators. In Arabic, when you describe or give information about human beings, the words you use must match the people in both gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/dual/plural). Since المترجمات is a feminine plural noun, حاضرات must also take the feminine plural ending ـات to match.
Where is the word for "are" in this sentence?
Arabic doesn't usually use a word for "is" or "are" in the present tense! You simply put the subject (المترجمات, the female translators) next to the news or information about them (حاضرات, present). The "are" is automatically understood.
What is the wavy line on top of the Alif in الآن (now)?
That wavy symbol is called a madda (آ). It tells you to pronounce a glottal stop (a tiny catch in your throat) followed by a long "aa" sound. Because of the madda, الآن is pronounced "al-aan".
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