Breakdown of شاركنا في مشروع جديد.
جديدjadeed
new
شارك فيshâraka fî
to participate in
مشروعmashrû'
project / draft (bill)
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Questions & Answers about شاركنا في مشروع جديد.
How does the ending of شاركنا show that "we" did the action?
The suffix ـنا (-naa) at the end of a past tense verb always means "we". The base verb here is شارك (he participated), and adding ـنا to the end changes it to "we participated".
Is the alif (ا) at the end of شاركنا important for pronunciation?
Yes! You must pronounce it as a long "aa" sound. The long ـنا (-naa) is the standard marker for "we" in the past tense. If you clip it and say it too short, it might sound like a completely different suffix to an Arabic speaker.
Why is the word order مشروع جديد instead of the other way around?
In Arabic, adjectives always come after the noun they describe. So, instead of saying "new project" like in English, you literally say "project new" (مشروع جديد).
Why don't we use ال (al-) on the word جديد (new)?
Adjectives must act like a mirror and match their noun. Because مشروع (a project) is indefinite and doesn't have ال (the), the adjective جديد must also be indefinite and leave off the ال. If you wanted to say "the new project", both words would need it: المشروع الجديد.