Breakdown of بعض الأجهزة ليس لها اتصال بالإنترنت.
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
بbi
by, with (attached)
لli
for, to (attached)
ليسlaysa
to not be
إنترنتintarnit
internet
اتصالittisâl
connection
جهازjihâz
device
بعضba'd
some
Questions & Answers about بعض الأجهزة ليس لها اتصال بالإنترنت.
Why does الأجهزة have "al-" (the) if the English translation just says "some devices"?
In Arabic, quantifiers like بعض (some) form an Idafa (possession) relationship with the noun that follows. When you say بعض الأجهزة, you are literally saying "a portion of the devices." The second noun usually must be definite (using الـ) when you mean "some [noun]" from a known category.
Why do we use لها (for her) to say the devices "have" a connection? Shouldn't it be plural?
In Arabic, plural nouns that refer to non-human things, like الأجهزة (devices), are always treated as grammatically feminine singular. Because of this important rule, we use the feminine singular pronoun ها (her/it) instead of a plural pronoun like هم (them).
How does ليس لها translate to "do not have"?
Arabic doesn't have a direct verb for "to have." Instead, it uses prepositions like لـ (to/for) attached to a pronoun, making لها literally mean "to it." To make it negative, we use ليس (is not). So, ليس لها literally means "there is not to it," which we translate smoothly as "it does not have."
Why is there a بـ attached to the word for internet in بالإنترنت?
The noun اتصال (connection) is naturally paired with the preposition بـ (with/by) to show what you are connected to. When you add بـ to a word starting with الـ (like الإنترنت), it attaches directly to the front, giving us بالإنترنت (connection to the internet).
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