ما أروع هذا المنظر الطبيعي!mâ arwa'a hâdhâ al-manzara at-tabî'iyy
How wonderful this natural view is!
Breakdown of ما أروع هذا المنظر الطبيعي!
الal
the
هذاhâdhâ
this (m)
طبيعيtabî'î
natural
ماmâ
how (exclamatory)
أروعarwa'u
most wonderful
منظرmanzar
view
Questions & Answers about ما أروع هذا المنظر الطبيعي!
Why does the word أروع end with an 'a' sound (a fatha) in this sentence?
This is the core rule for the exclamatory pattern you are learning! In the phrase ما أروع (How wonderful), the word أروع is actually acting as a past-tense verb in Arabic grammar. Because it is treated as a verb in this specific (ما أفعلَ) pattern, it takes a fatha at the end.
Is أروع related to the common adjective رائع (wonderful) that I learned previously?
Yes! They share the same root letters. While رائع is the regular adjective for 'wonderful', أروع follows the special (أفعل) pattern. This pattern is used for making exclamations like 'How wonderful!' and also for forming words that mean 'more wonderful' or 'most wonderful'.
Why does the word for 'view' (المنظر) have the definite article ال (al-) attached to it?
When you want to say 'this view' in Arabic, the noun after 'this' (هذا) must have the definite article ال. If you just said هذا منظر without the ال, it would be a complete sentence meaning 'This is a view.'
Why does the adjective الطبيعي (natural) also have the definite article ال?
In Arabic, adjectives must match the noun they describe. Because المنظر (the view) has the definite article ال (making it a specific view), the adjective الطبيعي must also take ال to match it perfectly.
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