Word
يتمنى أن يصبح مهندسا.
Meaning
He wishes to become an engineer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of يتمنى أن يصبح مهندسا.
مهندسmuhandis
engineer
أنan
to (with verbs)
تمنىtamannâ
to wish
أصبحasbaha
to become
Questions & Answers about يتمنى أن يصبح مهندسا.
How does the word أن (to) change the verb that comes after it?
The word أن (an) connects two verbs, similar to "to" in English ("wishes to become"). In Arabic, it also changes the pronunciation of the second verb's ending. It gives يصبح (he becomes) an "a" sound (fatha) at the end, making it يصبحَ (yusbiha) instead of its normal default ending يصبحُ (yusbihu).
Why is there an extra alif at the end of مهندسا (engineer)?
Why does يتمنى end with a ى instead of a regular ا or ي?
That letter is called an alif maqsurah (ى). It looks like a ي (yaa) without the dots, but it is pronounced exactly like a regular ا (alif) — a long "aa" sound. It is simply a special spelling used at the end of certain Arabic words. The verb is pronounced "yatamannaa".
Where is the word for "he" in this sentence?
The "he" is built directly into the verbs! Both يتمنى (he wishes) and يصبح (he becomes) start with the prefix يـ (ya-), which marks the "he" form in the present tense. In Arabic, you do not need to add the separate pronoun هو (he) unless you want to add special emphasis.