Questions & Answers about احتفلنا بالسلام بعد الحرب.
How does the word احتفلنا show that "we" are the ones celebrating?
The suffix ـنا at the very end of the verb is the past tense marker for "we". The base form of the verb is احتفل (he celebrated), and adding ـنا changes it to "we celebrated".
Why is there a بـ attached to the beginning of the word for "peace" (السلام)?
In Arabic, the verb for "to celebrate" (احتفل) is always paired with the preposition بـ (which often means "with" or "in"). So the literal Arabic phrasing is "We celebrated with the peace."
How do you pronounce بالسلام when reading it out loud?
It is pronounced "bis-salaam". When the preposition بـ attaches to a word starting with الـ (the), the "a" sound of the "al" is dropped. Also, because س is a "sun letter," the "l" sound is skipped and the "s" sound is doubled.
Does the word for "after" (بعد) need any extra connecting words before the noun?
No, it works just like English! Words of time like بعد (after) sit directly in front of the noun they refer to, which in this case is الحرب (the war).