Breakdown of لماذا تشاجر الزوجان أمس يا أخي؟
زوجzawj
husband
أخakh
brother
يi
my / me (after a preposition)
لماذاlimâdhâ
why
أمسams
yesterday
ياyâ
O
تشاجرtashâjara
to quarrel
Questions & Answers about لماذا تشاجر الزوجان أمس يا أخي؟
How does the verb تشاجر show that it is a Form VI verb?
It follows the Form VI past tense pattern تفاعل (tafaa'ala), adding a ت at the beginning and an alif after the first root letter. Form VI verbs often describe a mutual action between two or more people, which perfectly fits the meaning of quarreling with each other.
Since الزوجان means 'the couple' (two people), why is the verb تشاجر singular?
In Arabic verbal sentences, when the verb comes before an explicit subject, it stays in the singular form regardless of whether the subject is dual or plural. Because the subject here is masculine, we use the singular masculine past tense تشاجر.
How is the word الزوجان constructed to mean 'the couple'?
It starts with the singular word زوج (spouse or husband). We add the suffix ـان (-aan) to make it dual because it is the subject of the sentence (nominative case). Literally, it translates to 'the two spouses'.
Why is يا used before أخي?
The word يا is a calling particle used when addressing someone directly. While we usually drop 'oh' in modern English and just say 'my brother', Arabic naturally includes this particle when you are speaking directly to someone.
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