Breakdown of بدأ الموظف الجديد يرتب الملفات.
الal
the
موظفmuwazzaf
employee
جديدjadeed
new
بدأbada'a
to begin
ملفmalaff
file
رتبrattaba
to arrange
Questions & Answers about بدأ الموظف الجديد يرتب الملفات.
Why is the present tense verb يرتب used for "arranging" instead of using the word for "to" (أن)?
This is the special rule for inchoative verbs (verbs of beginning) like بدأ. When you want to say someone "started doing" something, you just use the present tense verb. You must not put أن (to) before the second verb when using بدأ.
Why does the subject الموظف الجديد come in the middle of the two verbs?
This sentence follows the standard Arabic verb-first word order. The main verb بدأ (started) comes first, followed by the subject الموظف الجديد (the new employee). The second verb يرتب (he arranges) describes the action the employee started doing, so it naturally comes after the subject.
Why does the word for "new" (الجديد) have ال (the) attached to it?
In Arabic, adjectives must match the noun they describe. Because "the employee" (الموظف) has ال to make it definite, the adjective describing him must also have ال.
Is الملفات (the files) a feminine word because of the ـات ending?
The plural ending ـات (-aat) is the standard feminine plural, but the singular word here is actually masculine: ملف (milaff). Many non-human masculine nouns borrow this feminine plural ending. Because it is a non-human plural, it is treated grammatically as singular feminine.
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