Questions & Answers about اتصلت بالطبيب الثاني.
Why does the word for second (الثاني) have ال (the) at the beginning?
In Arabic, ordinal numbers like الثاني act as adjectives. Because the noun it describes, الطبيب (the doctor), is definite and has ال, the ordinal number must also take ال to match it perfectly.
Why is the letter بـ attached to the word for doctor?
The verb for calling or contacting someone, اتصلت, always pairs with the preposition بـ (bi). In Arabic, you do not call someone directly; you literally say you connected with them.
Which part of اتصلت means I?
The letter ـت at the very end of the verb is the past tense suffix for I. The base verb is اتصل (he called), and adding the ـت makes it I called.
How is بالطبيب pronounced since it has both بـ and ال attached to a sun letter?
You pronounce it bit-tabeeb. When بـ attaches to ال, the A sound is silent. Furthermore, because ط is a sun letter, the L sound is also skipped, so the B sound connects straight into a doubled T sound.
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