Word
أحب القراءة، وقررت أن أقرأ كتابا اليوم.
Meaning
I love reading, and I decided to read a book today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of أحب القراءة، وقررت أن أقرأ كتابا اليوم.
وwa
and
كتابkitâb
book
قرأqara'a
to read
أحبuhibbu
to love
Questions & Answers about أحب القراءة، وقررت أن أقرأ كتابا اليوم.
Why do we use أن followed by a verb here for 'to read'?
In Arabic, when linking two verbs like 'decided to read', you use the particle أن followed by the present tense verb. This puts the second verb into the subjunctive mood. It acts similarly to the English infinitive 'to' do something.
How does the particle أن change the pronunciation of the verb أقرأ?
Normally, the present tense 'I read' is أقرأ ending with a damma (u sound). Because it directly follows أن, it changes to the subjunctive mood. For singular verbs like this one, that means the final vowel becomes a fatha (a sound).
Why is there an extra alif at the end of the word كتابا?
The word كتابا is the direct object of the verb (it is what you are reading). Because it is an indefinite word ('a book' rather than 'the book'), it takes the accusative case. In written Arabic, this is shown by adding two fathas and an extra alif at the end of the word.
Why does the sentence use the noun القراءة (the reading) instead of a second verb for 'I love reading'?
When expressing a general love or dislike for an activity, Arabic often uses the verbal noun with the definite article, literally 'I love the reading'. You could also use the subjunctive here and say أحب أن أقرأ (I love to read), but using the noun is a very natural way to state a hobby.