Breakdown of نشرت الصحف الجديدة الأخبار المهمة.
الal
the
جديدjadeed
new
صحيفةsahîfah
newspaper
خبرkhabar
news item
Questions & Answers about نشرت الصحف الجديدة الأخبار المهمة.
Why does the sentence start with the feminine singular verb نشرت instead of a plural verb?
In Arabic, plural nouns that do not refer to humans (like animals, objects, or concepts) are treated grammatically as feminine singular. Because the subject here is الصحف (the newspapers), the verb takes the feminine singular form نشرت (she published).
If الصحف means 'newspapers' (plural), why is its adjective الجديدة singular?
This is the same non-human plural rule! Since الصحف is a non-human plural, any adjective describing it must also be feminine singular. That is why we use الجديدة instead of a plural adjective.
Does the word for 'news' (الأخبار) follow the exact same rule?
Yes! الأخبار is the plural of خبر (a piece of news). Because it is a non-human plural, the adjective describing it, المهمة (the important), must be feminine singular as well.
Why do the adjectives الجديدة and المهمة both start with ال?
In Arabic, adjectives must match the noun they describe in definiteness (whether they have the word 'the' or not). Since both nouns (الصحف and الأخبار) start with the definite article ال (the), their adjectives must also start with ال.
Why is the verb at the very beginning of the sentence?