Breakdown of مراقبة البضاعة مهمة قبل التصدير.
الal
the
مهمmuhimm
important
قبلqabla
before
بضاعةbidâ'ah
merchandise
مراقبةmurâqaba
monitoring
تصديرtasdîr
exporting
Questions & Answers about مراقبة البضاعة مهمة قبل التصدير.
How can we tell that مراقبة (monitoring) is a Form III verbal noun?
Form III verbs usually have verbal nouns that follow the pattern مفاعلة (mufaa'ala). The root here is ر-ق-ب (r-q-b), and plugging it into that pattern gives us مراقبة. It comes from the Form III verb راقب (to observe or monitor).
What pattern does التصدير (exporting) follow?
It follows the تفعيل (taf'iil) pattern, which is the standard verbal noun pattern for Form II verbs. The root is ص-د-ر (s-d-r), and the Form II verb is صدّر (to export). Adding ال to the beginning makes it a definite noun, meaning 'the exporting'.
Why doesn't مراقبة have ال (the) at the beginning, even though the English translation is 'monitoring the merchandise'?
This is an Idafa (possession) structure, which literally means 'the monitoring of the merchandise'. In an Idafa, the first word (مراقبة) never takes ال (the), while the second word (البضاعة) does in order to make the whole phrase definite.
Why is the adjective مهمة (important) in the feminine form?
In this sentence, the main subject is مراقبة (monitoring). Because مراقبة ends in a taa marbuta (ة) and is a feminine word, the adjective describing it must also be feminine to match.
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