Breakdown of كل الشباب حملوا التطبيق.
كلkull
all / every
تطبيقtatbîq
application / app
شابshâbbun
young man / youth
حملhamala
to download / to carry / to load
Questions & Answers about كل الشباب حملوا التطبيق.
Why does كل mean 'all' here, and not 'every'?
The word كل changes its meaning based on the noun that follows it. Because it is followed by a definite plural noun (الشباب, meaning 'the youth'), it means 'all'. If it were followed by an indefinite singular noun, like كل شاب, it would mean 'every young man'.
Is كل الشباب an Idafa (possession) structure?
Yes! In Arabic, quantifiers like كل (all) and بعض (some) act as the first part of an Idafa. That is why كل does not take the word 'the' (al-), but the second word الشباب does.
Why does the verb حملوا end with the letters waaw and alif (وا)?
That ending is the past tense suffix for 'they' (masculine plural). Because the subject كل الشباب represents a plural group of people, the verb takes the plural 'they' form to match. The silent alif at the end is a spelling rule for this plural suffix.
Is the word الشباب singular or plural?
It is plural, meaning 'the youth' or 'the young men'. It is a 'broken plural', which means its internal letters change instead of adding a standard plural suffix. Its singular form is شاب (young man).