أهو طبيب؟ أجل، هو طبيب.ahuwa tabîbun? ajal, huwa tabîbun.
Is he a doctor? Yes indeed, he is a doctor.
Breakdown of أهو طبيب؟ أجل، هو طبيب.
هوhuwa
he / his / him (attached)
طبيبtabîb
doctor
أa
is / are / do / does (question particle)
أجلajal
yes (indeed)
Questions & Answers about أهو طبيب؟ أجل، هو طبيب.
What does the أ at the beginning of أهو mean?
The أ (a-) is a question particle used to ask a 'Yes/No' question. It works just like هل (hal). So, أهو طبيب؟ means the exact same thing as هل هو طبيب؟ (Is he a doctor?).
Why is the question particle أ attached directly to the pronoun هو?
Unlike هل, which stands alone as a separate word, the question particle أ is just a single letter. In Arabic, single-letter particles must always be attached directly to the beginning of the word that follows them.
The word for 'yes' here is أجل instead of the usual نعم. What is the difference?
Both نعم (na'am) and أجل (ajal) mean 'yes.' أجل is often used to strongly confirm a statement, translating closer to 'yes, indeed' or 'certainly.' You will see نعم more often as a beginner, but أجل is very common in written Arabic.
Where is the Arabic word for 'is' in this sentence?
Arabic does not use a 'to be' verb (am, is, are) in the present tense. To say 'he is a doctor,' you simply put the pronoun and the noun together: هو طبيب (literally: 'he doctor').
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