Breakdown of نجاح المشروع مهم.
الal
the
مهمmuhimm
important
مشروعmashrû'
project / draft (bill)
نجاحnajâh
success
Questions & Answers about نجاح المشروع مهم.
How do we know نجاح is a verbal noun, and what verb does it come from?
نجاح (success) is the verbal noun, or masdar, of the basic Form I verb نجح (to succeed). It follows the pattern فعال (fa'aal). A verbal noun acts like a regular noun but represents the pure action or concept of a verb.
Why doesn't نجاح have the definite article الـ if the English translation says 'The success'?
The phrase نجاح المشروع is an Idafa (a possessive construction) meaning 'the success of the project'. The grammatical rule for an Idafa is that the first word (نجاح) never takes the definite article الـ. It is automatically considered definite because it is attached to the definite second word (المشروع).
Why is the word مهم indefinite (no الـ) at the end of the sentence?
This is a nominal sentence, meaning it has no verb like 'is' or 'are'. The subject is the whole phrase نجاح المشروع (the project's success). The word مهم (important) is the predicate, which tells us new information about the subject. In Arabic, predicates are typically indefinite, which acts as the invisible 'is' in your English translation.
What type of word is المشروع structurally?
While you probably just learned it as the vocabulary word for 'project', المشروع follows the exact pattern of a Form I passive participle, which has the shape مفعول (maf'uul). It comes from the root ش ر ع (to begin or initiate), so it structurally means 'that which is begun'.
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