Breakdown of البطل الذي فاز بالكأس أخي.
أخakh
brother
يi
my / me (after a preposition)
بbi
by, with (attached)
الذيalladhî
the one who / which (m)
فازfâza
to win
بطلbatal
champion / hero
كأسka's
cup (goblet) / trophy
Questions & Answers about البطل الذي فاز بالكأس أخي.
Why do we use الذي here?
It is the masculine singular relative pronoun meaning "who" or "which". We use it here because it refers back to the masculine noun البطل (the champion). If the champion were female (البطلة), you would use التي instead.
Why is the letter بـ attached to الكأس (the cup)?
In Arabic, the verb فاز (to win) needs the preposition بـ (which usually means "with" or "by") to connect to the prize being won. So, while we say "won the cup" in English, Arabic literally says "won with the cup" (فاز بالكأس).
Where is the word "is" in this sentence?
Arabic does not use a word for "is" in present-tense sentences like this. The entire first chunk, البطل الذي فاز بالكأس (The champion who won the cup), acts as the subject, and أخي (my brother) is the information about him. The "is" is simply understood between them.
How do I pronounce بالكأس with that extra prefix?
When you add the prefix بـ to a definite word starting with الـ (the), you drop the "a" sound of the "al-" in speech. It is pronounced "bil-ka's", flowing straight from the "b" sound into the "l" sound.
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