Breakdown of الامتحان رقم ثمانية سهل.
الal
the
رقمraqm
number
سهلsahl
easy
امتحانimtihân
exam
ثمانيةthamâniyah
eight
Questions & Answers about الامتحان رقم ثمانية سهل.
Why does ثمانية (eight) end in a feminine taa marbuuta when الامتحان (exam) is masculine?
Because we are not counting eight exams. We are just stating the abstract digit 'eight' to use it as a label (رقم ثمانية, 'number eight'). When using numbers 1-10 as abstract digits (like in math, phone numbers, or IDs), Arabic uses the bare counting form, which ends in a taa marbuuta for numbers 3 to 10.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
There is no word for 'is' in the present tense in Arabic. You just put the subject (الامتحان رقم ثمانية, 'Exam number eight') and its description (سهل, 'easy') side by side.
Why does سهل (easy) come at the very end of the sentence?
The phrase الامتحان رقم ثمانية acts as one big subject ('Exam number eight'). The word سهل is the predicate—the new information you are giving about that subject. Putting it at the end completes the statement: [Subject] is [Description].
Why doesn't سهل have الـ (the) attached to it, like الامتحان does?
If you added الـ to make it الامتحان السهل, it would mean 'the easy exam'—which is just a phrase, not a full sentence. Leaving سهل indefinite (without الـ) is what signals that it is the predicate, creating the full meaning 'the exam IS easy'.
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