Breakdown of شاركت في المشروع العاشر.
الal
the
شارك فيshâraka fî
to participate in
مشروعmashrû'
project / draft (bill)
عاشرâshir
tenth
Questions & Answers about شاركت في المشروع العاشر.
Why does 'tenth' (العاشر) come after 'the project' (المشروع)?
In Arabic, ordinal numbers from 1 to 10 act just like adjectives. Because adjectives always come after the noun they describe, العاشر comes right after المشروع.
Why do both words in 'the tenth project' start with ال?
Since ordinal numbers act like adjectives, they have to match the noun exactly. Because the noun المشروع is specific and has ال (meaning 'the'), the ordinal number العاشر must also take ال to match it.
How would this change if we were talking about a feminine noun?
Ordinal numbers also match the gender of the noun. المشروع is a masculine noun, so we use the masculine form العاشر. If we used a feminine noun, we would add the feminine ending taa marbuuta to make it العاشرة.
How does the word شاركت mean 'I participated' without a separate word for 'I'?
In Arabic past tense verbs, the person doing the action is built right into the end of the word. The base verb for 'participated' is شارك, and adding the ـت suffix at the very end changes it to 'I participated'.