Questions & Answers about اقرأ الكلمة مرة أخرى.
Since this lesson is about counting times like كم مرة, how does مرة mean again here?
The word مرة means a time or an instance. Here it is followed by أخرى which means other or another. Together, مرة أخرى literally translates to another time, which is the standard way to say again in Arabic.
Why do we use أخرى instead of the masculine form آخر?
In Arabic, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because مرة ends with the feminine marker ة (taa marbuuta), it is a feminine noun. Therefore, we must use the feminine word for another, which is أخرى.
Is the verb اقرأ directed at a man or a woman?
This specific form is a command directed at a single male. If you were telling a woman to read, you would add an ee sound to the end, making it اقرئي.
How do you pronounce the transition between اقرأ and الكلمة?
When reading naturally, the alif at the start of الكلمة is a connecting vowel and becomes silent. You jump from the final glottal stop (the catch in the throat) of اقرأ directly to the L sound of الكلمة.
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