Word
استلم الصندوق بيدين.
Meaning
He received the box with two hands.
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Questions & Answers about استلم الصندوق بيدين.
Why does "two hands" end in ـين here instead of ـان?
The word for "hand" is يد. To say "two hands," you can add either ـان or ـين. In this sentence, the word comes right after the preposition بـ (with). Prepositions force the noun that follows them to use the ـين ending instead of ـان.
What does the بـ at the beginning of بيدين mean?
That is a one-letter preposition meaning "with" or "by means of." It attaches directly to the front of the noun يدين (two hands) to make بيدين (with two hands).
Where is the word for "he" in this sentence?
The verb استلم means "he received." In Arabic, the subject "he" is built right into this base form of the past tense verb. You don't need to add the separate pronoun هو (he) unless you want to add special emphasis.
I've learned that body parts in pairs are feminine. Does that change how the dual suffix works for يدين?
No, it doesn't! While it is true that يد (hand) is treated as a feminine word in Arabic, the dual suffixes ـان and ـين are used for both masculine and feminine nouns. You just attach them straight to the end of the singular word.