Breakdown of بعض المستخدمين نظروا إلى الشاشة.
إلىilâ
to
نظرnazhara
to look
شاشةshâsha
screen
بعضba'd
some
مستخدمmustakhdim
user
Questions & Answers about بعض المستخدمين نظروا إلى الشاشة.
Why does the word for users end in ـين (-iin) instead of ـون (-uun)?
The word بعض (some) acts as the first part of an Idafa (a possession or 'of' relationship). The second word in an Idafa must be in the genitive case. For regular masculine plural words, this means changing the standard ـون (-uun) ending to ـين (-iin).
Do I need an Arabic word for 'of' to say 'some of the users'?
No, you do not need an extra preposition. The Idafa construction inherently creates an 'of' relationship. Placing بعض directly before المستخدمين automatically translates to 'some of the users' or 'some users'.
Why does the verb نظروا (looked) have the plural ending ـوا? Don't verbs usually stay singular?
Verbs usually stay singular when they come before the subject (Verb-Subject-Object order). However, this sentence starts with the subject بعض المستخدمين (Some users). When the verb comes after the subject, it must fully match it in both gender and number, which is why it takes the plural suffix ـوا.
Why is the preposition إلى (to) used here instead of a word for 'at'?
Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between languages. In Arabic, the verb نظر (to look) naturally pairs with the preposition إلى (to or towards). So, while English speakers say 'look at the screen', Arabic speakers literally say 'look to the screen'.
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