Breakdown of تصبح على خير! أنا متعب.
أناana
I
متعبmuta'ab
tired
تصبح على خيرtusbih 'alâ khayrin
good night
Questions & Answers about تصبح على خير! أنا متعب.
Why doesn't تصبح على خير look like the literal words for "good" and "night"?
This phrase is a common Arabic idiom! The word تصبح comes from the same root as the word for morning (صباح). The whole phrase literally translates to "May you wake up in the morning to goodness" (على خير).
Can I say تصبح على خير to anyone?
This exact form is used when speaking to one male, because the verb تصبح is conjugated for "you" (masculine singular). If you are saying good night to a woman, you would say تصبحي على خير, and to a group of people, you would say تصبحوا على خير.
Where is the word for "am" in أنا متعب?
In Arabic, present tense sentences do not use a verb for "to be" (like "am", "is", or "are"). You simply place the pronoun أنا (I) directly next to the adjective متعب (tired) to say "I am tired."
I am a woman. How do I say "I am tired"?
Because adjectives must match the gender of the person they describe, a female speaker needs to add the feminine ending (a letter called Taa Marbuta) to the adjective. A woman would say أنا متعبة instead of the masculine أنا متعب.
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