Breakdown of هذه خطة جميلة، وسوف نبدأ غدا.
وwa
and
جميلjamîl
beautiful
هذهhâdhihi
this (f)
غداghadan
tomorrow
بدأbada'a
to begin
سوفsawfa
will
خطةkhutta
plan
Questions & Answers about هذه خطة جميلة، وسوف نبدأ غدا.
Why does the sentence use سوف instead of attaching سـ to the verb?
Both سوف and the prefix سـ mean 'will' and change a present tense verb into the future tense. سوف is a separate word, while سـ attaches directly to the verb. They mean the same thing, but سوف is sometimes used to emphasize the action or to talk about a slightly more distant future.
Why is هذه (this) used instead of the masculine هذا?
The word for plan, خطة, is a feminine noun because it ends with the letter taa marbuta (ة). In Arabic, pointer words like 'this' and adjectives must match the gender of the noun. That is also why the adjective for beautiful is in its feminine form, جميلة.
Does the future word سوف change how the verb نبدأ (we start) is spelled?
No, the verb stays exactly the same as it would in the regular present tense. The letter nuun (نـ) at the beginning of نبدأ tells us that 'we' are doing the action. You simply place سوف in front of the normal conjugated verb to make it future tense.
What are the two little lines at the end of غدا (tomorrow)?
Those two lines are a double fatha, which makes an 'an' sound. This ending is common on words that act as time adverbs. Because of it, غدا is pronounced 'ghadan'.
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