Breakdown of هي مديرة ذات أخلاق عالية.
هيhiya
she / her (attached)
مديرmudîr
manager
عالي3âli
high / loud
ذاتdhâtu
possessor of, with
Questions & Answers about هي مديرة ذات أخلاق عالية.
Why do we use ذات here instead of ذو?
The word ذات means 'possessor of' or 'equipped with' and is the feminine singular form of ذو. Because it acts as a descriptive word for مديرة (a female manager), it must match her in gender.
What grammatical effect does ذات have on the word أخلاق?
Why is the adjective عالية (high) in the feminine singular form when أخلاق (morals) is plural?
This is a great time for a quick refresher: in Arabic, all non-human plurals are treated grammatically as feminine singular. Since أخلاق is a non-human plural, the adjective describing it must be feminine singular.
Does the adjective عالية match the case of the manager or the morals?
It matches the morals (أخلاق). Since أخلاق is in the genitive case (because it follows ذات), the adjective عالية must also be in the genitive case to match the noun it directly describes.
Since the English translation is 'with high morals,' could I just use (with) instead of ?