Breakdown of نحن نكره هذه الشراكة، لكننا نساعد بعضنا بعضا.
الal
the
هذهhâdhihi
this (f)
نحنnahnu
we
ناnâ
our / us (object) / we (subject suffix on past verb)
Questions & Answers about نحن نكره هذه الشراكة، لكننا نساعد بعضنا بعضا.
How does the phrase for 'each other' work in this sentence?
The phrase is بعضنا بعضا. The first part, بعضنا (some of us), has the attached pronoun نا (us) to match the subject 'we'. The second part, بعضا, has an accusative ending (written with an extra Alif at the end) because it is the object of the verb نساعد (we help). Literally, it translates to 'some of us help a some'.
Why is the pronoun attached to the word for 'but' in لكننا instead of using the separate word for 'we'?
The word لكن (but) is a special grammar word that must be followed by a noun or an attached pronoun. You cannot put a separate pronoun like نحن (we) directly after it. Instead, you attach the suffix نا (we/us) to get لكننا (but we).
Why does الشراكة (the partnership) have the definite article when the English translation just says 'this partnership'?
In Arabic, to say 'this [noun]', the noun must have the definite article الـ. So, هذه الشراكة means 'this partnership'. If you left out the الـ, the phrase هذه شراكة would become a full sentence meaning 'This is a partnership'.
Both verbs (نكره and نساعد) start with the 'we' prefix ن, but do they have the same vowel sound on that prefix?