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Questions & Answers about هي حزينة. وداعا!
Why is there no Arabic word for "is" in the first sentence?
In Arabic, you do not need a word for "is" or "are" in simple present-tense sentences. You just put the subject (هي, meaning "she") right next to the describing word (حزينة, meaning "sad").
How does the word for "sad" change because the subject is female?
Arabic adjectives must match the gender of the person they describe. The basic masculine word for sad is حزين. To make it feminine to match هي (she), we add the letter taa marbuuta (ة) to the end, making it حزينة.
What are the two little diagonal lines above the end of وداعا?
That is a pronunciation marker called "tanween fatha". It adds an "an" sound to the end of the word, so it is pronounced "wadaa'an". You will often see this "an" ending on common Arabic expressions and greetings, like شكرا (shukran - thank you).