Breakdown of لا أحب أن أتصفح الإنترنت في وقت الفراغ.
فيfî
in / about, regarding
وقتwaqt
time
لاlâ
not (with present verb)
أحبuhibbu
to love
أنan
to (with verbs)
إنترنتintarnit
internet
فراغfarâgh
leisure
تصفحtasaffuh
to browse
Questions & Answers about لا أحب أن أتصفح الإنترنت في وقت الفراغ.
Why does أتصفح (I browse) end with a fatha instead of the usual damma?
This is the Subjunctive mood, which is the focus of this lesson! The particle أن changes the grammatical state of the present tense verb right after it. For singular verbs like أتصفح, the final vowel changes from the default damma to a fatha, making it sound like ataSaffaHa.
Why do both verbs (أحب and أتصفح) start with the same أ prefix?
In Arabic, when you want to say I like to do something, you actually say I like that I do it. Both verbs must be conjugated to match the subject I. So, أحب means I like and أتصفح means I browse. The word أن connects the two conjugated verbs.
How does وقت الفراغ translate to free time?
This is an Idafa, which is a possessive or relational chain of nouns. It literally translates to the time of emptiness or the time of leisure. Remember that in an Idafa structure, the first word وقت never takes the definite article الـ, but the second word الفراغ takes it to make the whole phrase specific.
Why do we use لا to say do not instead of ليس?
The word لا is the standard negative particle for present tense action verbs, such as أحب. You would use ليس if you were negating a sentence without a main verb (a nominal sentence), such as saying you are not a student.
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