Breakdown of انقطع الإنترنت فجأة لأن الجهاز توقف.
الal
the
فجأةfaj'atan
suddenly
إنترنتintarnit
internet
لأنli'anna
because
توقفtawaqqafa
to stop
انقطعinqata'a
to disconnect / to snap, break (of a rope)
جهازjihâz
device
Questions & Answers about انقطع الإنترنت فجأة لأن الجهاز توقف.
Why is the noun الجهاز placed before the verb توقف in the second half of the sentence?
In Arabic, sentences usually start with verbs, which is why the first half starts with انقطع (disconnected). However, the word لأن (because) must be followed immediately by a noun or an attached pronoun. Because of this strict rule, we have to say لأن الجهاز توقف (because the device stopped) instead of putting the verb first.
What are the two little dashes above the end of فجأة?
That is called tanween fatha, which adds an "an" sound at the end of the word. In Arabic, adding this "-an" sound is a common way to turn a noun into an adverb (similar to adding "-ly" in English). It changes the root meaning of "a surprise" to فجأة (suddenly).
Both الإنترنت and الجهاز are treated as masculine here. What if the device was a feminine word?
If the noun following لأن were feminine, the verb توقف (stopped) would need a feminine "-at" ending. For example, if the device was a feminine noun like الشاشة (the screen), you would say لأن الشاشة توقفت (because the screen stopped).
Sometimes I see لأن written with a small "w" mark over the last letter (لأنّ). Is there a difference?
No, they are the exact same word! That mark is called a shadda, which tells you to double the letter and hold the "n" sound a little longer. It is often left out in everyday writing, just like short vowel marks, so you will frequently see it written simply as لأن.
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