Breakdown of أين قابلت المدير أمس؟
أينayna
where
الal
the
مديرmudîr
manager
أمسams
yesterday
قابلqâbala
to meet
Questions & Answers about أين قابلت المدير أمس؟
How can I tell that قابلت means "you met"?
In Arabic, the past tense is formed by adding suffixes (endings) to the base verb. The base verb here is قابل (he met). By adding the suffix ـت at the end, it changes the meaning to "you met".
How do I know if قابلت is spoken to a man or a woman?
Without the short vowel marks written on the final letter, it can be either! If you are speaking to a man, you pronounce it as qaabalta. If speaking to a woman, it is qaabalti. Both are spelled exactly the same way: قابلت.
Where is the word for "did" in this Arabic sentence?
Arabic doesn't use helper words like "did" to ask questions in the past tense. The past tense verb قابلت (you met) already holds all the necessary meaning. You simply place the question word أين (where) directly in front of the verb.
Can I put أمس (yesterday) at the beginning of the sentence instead?
It is much more natural to put time words like أمس at the end of the sentence in Arabic. You definitely cannot place it at the very beginning before the question word أين.
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