Breakdown of إن نسبة العازبين في المجتمع عالية جدا.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
مجتمعmujtama'
community / society
جداjiddan
very
عالي3âli
high / loud
إنinna
indeed / truly / that (after قال)
نسبةnisba
percentage / rate
عازبâzib
single / unmarried
Questions & Answers about إن نسبة العازبين في المجتمع عالية جدا.
I see the word العازبين translates to 'single people'. How does this connect to active participles?
العازبين is the plural of عازب (single/bachelor). This is a Form I active participle following the standard pattern. In Arabic, active participles are frequently used as nouns to describe someone currently in a specific state, like being a bachelor!
Why does العازبين end in ـين (-in) instead of ـون (-un) here?
It is the second part of an Idafa (possession phrase). نسبة العازبين means 'the percentage of single people'. The second word in an Idafa is always in the genitive case, so regular masculine plurals take the ـين ending.
Is عالية (high) also an active participle?
Yes! عالية is the feminine active participle of a Form I verb meaning 'to go up' or 'to be high'. Active participles can function as adjectives to describe a current state, and it takes the feminine ending ـة here to match the word it describes.
Why does عالية (high) agree with نسبة (percentage) and not the words right next to it?
The core of this sentence is 'The percentage... is high'. نسبة (percentage) is the main subject being discussed, and عالية (high) is the predicate giving the main information about it. Since نسبة is feminine, the predicate must also be feminine, even though other words come in between.
What is the purpose of إن at the start of the sentence?
إن is used at the beginning of a nominal sentence (a sentence starting with a noun) to add emphasis, similar to 'Indeed' or 'Truly'. It is a very natural way to start a factual statement in Arabic.
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