Breakdown of رأيت الممثلة التي حصلت على الميدالية.
رأىra'â
to see
حصل علىhasala 'alâ
to obtain
التيallatî
the one who / which (f)
ممثلmumaththil
actor
ميداليةmîdâliya
medal
Questions & Answers about رأيت الممثلة التي حصلت على الميدالية.
Why do we use التي here instead of الذي?
التي (allatii) is the feminine form of the relative pronoun "who" or "which". We use it here because it refers back to الممثلة (the actress), which is a feminine word. If the sentence was about a male actor (الممثل), we would use الذي (alladhi).
Why is there على after حصلت? Does it mean "got on"?
In Arabic, the verb حصل (to get or obtain) is almost always followed by the preposition على (on). You have to learn them as a pair. Together, حصل على just means "got" or "obtained". So حصلت على means "she got".
Why does حصلت end with a ت?
The ـت (-at) at the end of حصلت (hasalat) makes it "she got" in the past tense. Even though the word "actress" is in the first part of the sentence, the verb inside the "who" clause still needs to match her gender.
Where is the Arabic word for "I" in "I saw"?
The "I" is built right into the verb رأيت (ra'aytu). The ـت (-tu) ending on a past-tense verb means "I did it", so you don't need to add the separate pronoun أنا (I) unless you want to add extra emphasis.
Is الميدالية related to the English word "medal"?
Yes! ميدالية (midaliyah) is a loanword borrowed from European languages, which is why it sounds so much like "medal". The الـ at the beginning just means "the".
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