Word
نحن نساعد المجتمع.
Meaning
We help the community.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about نحن نساعد المجتمع.
How does the verb نساعد show that it is "we" doing the action?
In the present tense, the "we" form always starts with the prefix نـ (nun). You can easily remember this because it matches the first letter of the pronoun نحن (we).
If نساعد already means "we help", is the pronoun نحن (we) strictly necessary in this sentence?
No, it is not! Because the verb's prefix already tells us who is doing the action, you could simply say نساعد المجتمع. Including نحن at the beginning just adds a bit of emphasis, as if you were saying "We are the ones helping the community."
Why is there an الـ at the beginning of المجتمع?
That is the definite article, meaning "the". Therefore, المجتمع means "the community". If you dropped it and just said مجتمع, it would mean "a community".
Does the verb نساعد share a root with other familiar words?
Yes! It comes from the three-letter root س - ع - د (s-ayn-d), which relates to happiness, good fortune, and helping. You can see these same core letters in the common word سعيد (sa'eed), which means "happy".