Breakdown of وجدت ثلاثة تمارين في الصفحة.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
وجدwajada
to find / to exist, there is (passive)
ثلاثةthalâtha
three
صفحةsafha
page
تمرينtamrîn
exercise
Questions & Answers about وجدت ثلاثة تمارين في الصفحة.
Why does the number ثلاثة have a feminine ending when it's counting exercises?
In Arabic, numbers 3 through 10 use 'reverse agreement'. This means you look at the singular form of the noun you are counting. The singular form for exercise is تمرين (masculine). Because the singular noun is masculine, the number must take the feminine form ثلاثة, ending in a taa marbuuta.
Why do we use the plural word تمارين (exercises) here?
For numbers 3 to 10, the counted noun must always be plural. So we use تمارين instead of the singular تمرين. (As a heads-up for the future, numbers 11 and up actually use the singular form, which is why practicing the 3-10 rule now is so important!)
Where is the word 'I' in وجدت (I found)?
It is built into the verb itself. The base past tense verb for 'to find' is وجد (wajada). When you add the suffix ـتُ (-tu) to the end, it becomes وجدت (wajadtu), meaning 'I found'. You don't need to add the separate pronoun أنا (I) unless you want to add extra emphasis.
The translation says 'on the page', but doesn't في mean 'in'?
Yes, في translates directly to 'in'. Prepositions rarely match up perfectly between languages. In Arabic, it is natural to say you found something 'in the page' (في الصفحة) rather than 'on' it.
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