Breakdown of بنى الرجل الغني مستشفى أملا في مساعدة المحتاج.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
مستشفىmustashfâ
hospital
رجلrajul
man
Questions & Answers about بنى الرجل الغني مستشفى أملا في مساعدة المحتاج.
Why does أملا end with an "-an" sound instead of just being أمل?
This is the Adverbial Accusative of Purpose. It explains why an action was done (in this case, why he built the hospital). To show this purpose, the noun أمل (hope) is put in the accusative case, which is marked by the double fatha ending (pronounced "-an").
Why is the preposition في used here if the translation says "in hopes of"?
In Arabic, the word for hope (أمل) is naturally followed by the preposition في (in). While English says "hope of" or "hope for," Arabic literally phrases it as "a hope in." Learning which prepositions pair with which nouns is key at this level!
The word مستشفى (hospital) is the direct object. Why doesn't it have an accusative ending like أملا does?
Words that end in the letter alif maqsura (ى) have fixed endings that do not change to show grammar cases. It is technically in the accusative case because it is the object, but the case marker remains "invisible" in both writing and pronunciation.
Why is there no preposition between مساعدة (helping) and المحتاج (the needy)?
These two words form an Idafa (possession or "of" relationship) structure. Because it translates perfectly to "the helping of the needy," Arabic links them directly. The first word drops the definite article, and the second word defines it.