Breakdown of اشتريت مطحنة من السوق لأنني أريد أن أطحن القهوة.
الal
the
منmin
from
سوقsûq
market
يi
my / me (after a preposition)
قهوةqahwa
coffee
أرادarâda
to want
أنan
to (with verbs)
اشترىishtarâ
to buy
لأنli'anna
because
طحنtaĥana
to grind
مطحنةmit'hana
grinder
Questions & Answers about اشتريت مطحنة من السوق لأنني أريد أن أطحن القهوة.
How does the word for grinder (مطحنة) fit into the tool patterns we are learning?
مطحنة follows the مِفْعَلَة (mif'alah) pattern, which is one of the standard ways to create a noun of instrument (a word for a tool). It comes from the root for grinding, so it literally means an instrument used to grind.
I see أطحن later in the sentence. Are these two words directly related?
Yes! They share the exact same three-letter root: ط - ح - ن (t-h-n), which has to do with grinding or crushing. أطحن is the present tense verb meaning I grind, while مطحنة uses the tool pattern to mean grinder. This shows how Arabic builds related vocabulary from a single root.
Why does the verb أطحن end with an a vowel instead of the usual u vowel?
Because it comes right after the particle أن (to). When a present tense verb follows أن, it goes into the subjunctive state. For regular verbs like this one, that means changing the final u vowel (Damma) to an a vowel (Fatha). So it is pronounced an aṭḥana instead of an aṭḥanu.
How is the word لأنني (because I) put together?
It is made of three pieces glued together: لِـ (li) meaning for, أنّ (anna) meaning that, and the attached pronoun ـني (ni) meaning I or me. Combined as لأنني, they translate smoothly into English as because I.
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