Breakdown of اللاعبون يشجعون بعضهم بعضا دائما.
الal
the
دائماdâ'iman
always
لاعبlâ'ib
player
همhum
their / them (object)
Questions & Answers about اللاعبون يشجعون بعضهم بعضا دائما.
How exactly does بعضهم بعضا mean "each other"?
Literally, it means "some of them (encourage) some." The first word بعض (some) takes the attached pronoun هم (them) to match the plural subject "the players". The second part بعضا completes the reciprocal phrase to mean "each other."
Why does the second بعضا have an alif with two lines (tanwin) at the end?
That ending gives it the "an" sound, which marks it as the object of the verb in Modern Standard Arabic. Since "some" of the players are the object being encouraged, the second بعضا takes this accusative ending.
Could you just say يشجعون بعضهم without the second بعضا?
Yes, in casual or spoken Arabic, you will often hear just بعضهم for "each other." However, in proper Modern Standard Arabic, using the full pair بعضهم بعضا is the standard and most correct way to express this reciprocal action.
Why does اللاعبون end in "ūn" instead of "īn"?
اللاعبون is the subject of the sentence because they are the ones doing the encouraging. Regular masculine plural nouns end in ون (-ūn) when they are the subject, but change to ين (-īn) if they are the object of a verb or follow a preposition.
What does the shadda (double consonant mark) on the middle letter of يشجعون do?