Breakdown of نمضي إلى التقاطع، ثم نبقى هناك.
الal
the
هناكhunâka
there
إلىilâ
to
بقيbaqiya
to stay
ثمthumma
then (next)
مضىmadâ
to proceed
تقاطعtaqâtu
intersection
Questions & Answers about نمضي إلى التقاطع، ثم نبقى هناك.
Why does نمضي end with a regular ي (with dots), but نبقى ends with a dotless ى?
Both are "defective" verbs (verbs whose roots end in a weak letter), but they have different vowel sounds at the end. نمضي (namDii) ends with an "ii" sound, so it is written with a regular ي. نبقى (nabqaa) ends with an "aa" sound, so it is written with an alif maqSura ى (a dotless yaa' that sounds like an "a").
How do I know whether a defective verb takes an "ii" (ي) or an "aa" (ى) ending in the present tense?
It depends on the verb's specific vowel pattern, which you usually just have to memorize when you learn the verb. For example, the verb for "to stay" always takes an "a" vowel at the end in the present tense (he stays is يبقى yabqaa, we stay is نبقى nabqaa). The verb for "to proceed" takes an "i" vowel (he proceeds is يمضي yamDii, we proceed is نمضي namDii).
I've seen نمضي used to mean "we spend time". Does it also mean "we proceed"?
Yes! The verb مضى (past) / يمضي (present) often means "to pass" or "to spend" (like time). However, when used with a destination or direction, such as with the preposition إلى (to), it means "to proceed", "to go", or "to move forward".
What case ending does التقاطع (the intersection) take here?
It takes the genitive case, which means it ends with a "kasra" (an "i" sound). This is because it comes directly after the preposition إلى (to). If you pronounce the full formal ending, it sounds like "at-taqaaTu'i".
Do I pronounce the "l" in التقاطع?
No, because the letter ت is a "sun letter". Instead of saying "al-taqaaTu'", the "l" sound blends into the ت, making it a double "t" sound: "at-taqaaTu'".
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