Questions & Answers about الطالبات حضرن الاجتماع.
Why is the verb حضرن in the plural form, instead of the singular حضرت?
Because this is a nominal sentence, meaning it starts with the noun الطالبات (the female students). In Arabic, when the subject comes before the verb, the verb must fully match it in gender and number. If the verb came first to make it a verbal sentence, the verb would stay singular: حضرت الطالبات الاجتماع.
What is the purpose of the letter noon (ن) at the end of حضرن?
That letter is the feminine plural suffix for past tense verbs. Since the subject is a group of women (الطالبات), we add this suffix to the base verb حضر (he attended) to mean "they (females) attended."
Why isn't there a preposition like "at" or "in" before الاجتماع (the meeting)?
Just like the English verb "to attend", the Arabic verb حضر takes a direct object. You simply say they "attended the meeting" without needing an extra preposition between the verb and the event.
How is the plural word الطالبات formed from the singular?
The singular word for a female student is طالبة. To make it plural, you remove the feminine marker (ة) at the end and replace it with the regular feminine plural suffix ـات. Adding the definite article الـ (the) at the beginning gives us الطالبات.
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