Breakdown of قميصي من القطن الخفيف.
الal
the
منmin
from
يi
my / me (after a preposition)
خفيفkhafîf
light
قميصqamîs
shirt
قطنqutn
cotton
Questions & Answers about قميصي من القطن الخفيف.
How do we express "made of" in this sentence?
You use the preposition من (from). In Arabic, you don't usually need a separate verb to say something is "made of" a material; you simply state that the item is "from" the material, as in من القطن (from cotton).
Why do both the words for "cotton" and "light" have ال (the)?
In Arabic, an adjective must strictly match the noun it describes. Because القطن (the cotton) takes the definite article ال, its adjective الخفيف (the light) must also take it. Even though we translate it simply as "light cotton," Arabic literally says "from the cotton, the light."
Does الخفيف mean light in weight or light in color?
الخفيف means "light" in terms of weight or thickness, meaning this shirt is thin and breathable. If you wanted to say the shirt is a light color, you would use the word فاتح instead.
Where is the word for "is" in قميصي من القطن?
Arabic does not use a word for "is" or "are" in present-tense sentences like this. You just place the subject قميصي (my shirt) directly next to the phrase that describes it, من القطن الخفيف (from light cotton).
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