Breakdown of رسم الولد الشجرة والقط.
الal
the
قطqitt
cat
وwa
and
شجرةshajara
tree
ولدwalad
boy
رسمrasama
to draw
Questions & Answers about رسم الولد الشجرة والقط.
Why does the sentence start with the verb instead of 'the boy'?
In Arabic, the standard word order for verbal sentences is Verb-Subject-Object (VSO). So instead of saying 'The boy drew the tree', you put the verb first, meaning it literally reads as 'Drew the boy the tree' (رسم الولد الشجرة).
Does the verb رسم need to match the gender of the objects?
No, the verb only matches the gender of the subject doing the action. Since the subject here is الولد (the boy, masculine), the verb is in its masculine form رسم. The gender of the objects (الشجرة is feminine, القط is masculine) does not affect the verb at all.
Why is the word for 'and' attached directly to the word for 'the cat'?
In Arabic, the word for 'and' is a single letter, و (wa). It is never written as a stand-alone word. It always attaches directly to the beginning of the word that follows it, which is why we write والقط instead of having a space between them.
Why is the 'L' sound pronounced in الولد but not in الشجرة?
This is a great reminder of Sun and Moon letters. The word الولد starts with a Moon letter (waw), so the 'L' in the 'al-' prefix is pronounced clearly. The word الشجرة starts with a Sun letter (sheen), which merges with the 'L' sound, making it sound like 'ash-shajara' instead of 'al-shajara'.
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