Breakdown of ماذا ستفعل في نهاية الأسبوع؟
فيfî
in / about, regarding
ماذاmâdhâ
what (with verbs)
فعلfa'ala
to do
سsa
will (future prefix)
نهاية الأسبوعnihâyatu al-usbû'
the weekend
Questions & Answers about ماذا ستفعل في نهاية الأسبوع؟
How does the word ستفعل show the future tense?
The small prefix سـ (sa-) is attached directly to the beginning of the present tense verb تفعل (taf'al - you do). Adding سـ to a present tense verb is the standard way to say "will" and talk about the future in Arabic.
Why is "what" translated as ماذا instead of ما here?
In Arabic, we use ماذا (mādhā) when asking "what" right before a verb (like "will you do"). The word ما (mā) also means "what", but it is used before nouns or pronouns, like when asking "what is your name?".
Is this question being asked to a man or a woman?
It is being asked to a man. The verb تفعل (taf'al) means "you do" when speaking to a single male. If you were asking a woman, the verb would change to تفعلين (taf'alīna), making the whole future word ستفعلين (sataf'alīna).
How exactly does نهاية الأسبوع translate to "the weekend"?
It translates literally as "end of the week". نهاية (nihāya) means "end" and الأسبوع (al-usbū') means "the week". They are connected in a possessive phrase. Notice that the first word doesn't use "the" (الـ), but the second word does!
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