Breakdown of تحمل الصعوبة حتى يحقق الطموح.
الal
the
تحملtahammala
to endure
صعوبةsu'ûba
difficulty
حتىhattâ
so that / in order to
حققhaqqaqa
to achieve
طموحtumûh
ambition
Questions & Answers about تحمل الصعوبة حتى يحقق الطموح.
Why does the verb يحقق change its final vowel in this sentence?
It comes directly after حتى (in order to). When حتى is followed by a present tense verb to show purpose, it puts the verb into the subjunctive mood. For a regular verb like يحقق (he achieves), this means replacing the usual default damma (u) ending with a fatha (a) ending, making it pronounced as yuhaqqiqa.
I learned that حتى means 'until'. Why is it translated as 'in order to' here?
The word حتى is very versatile! While it often means 'until' to show a time limit, this lesson shows how it is used before a present tense verb to express purpose, meaning 'in order to' or 'so that'. Here, he endured the difficulty for the exact purpose of achieving his ambition.
How do we know تحمل is the past tense 'he endured' and not the present tense 'she carries'?
Without vowel marks, تحمل can look like 'she carries' (tahmilu). However, here it is the past tense verb تحمَّلَ (tahammala), meaning 'he endured'. You can figure this out from context: if the sentence started with 'she carries', the second verb would also be the feminine تحقق (she achieves). Because the second verb is the masculine يحقق (he achieves), we know the subject is 'he'.
Is the word الصعوبة (the difficulty) related to the adjective for 'hard'?
Yes! Both words share the exact same root letters. You likely remember the adjective صعب (hard or difficult) from your beginner lessons. الصعوبة is simply the noun form of that root, meaning 'the difficulty'.
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