Breakdown of إذا حصد الفلاح الثمرة، فإنها تعصر حالا.
الal
the
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
فfa
so, then / for (giving a reason)
إنinna
indeed / truly / that (after قال)
فلاحfallâh
farmer
حصدhasada
to harvest
إذاidhâ
if
حالاhâlan
right away
ثمرةthamara
fruit (botanical, yield, or result)
عصرasara
to squeeze
Questions & Answers about إذا حصد الفلاح الثمرة، فإنها تعصر حالا.
How do we know تعصر is in the passive voice, and how is it pronounced?
It is the present passive of the Form I verb عصر (to squeeze). The passive voice for a present tense Form I verb always takes a 'u' vowel on the first letter and an 'a' vowel on the middle root letter. So it is pronounced تُعْصَرُ (tu'saru).
Why does the passive verb تعصر start with ت instead of ي?
In a passive sentence, the original object becomes the new grammatical subject. Because the verb is acting on الثمرة (the fruit), which is a feminine word, the passive verb must take the feminine prefix ت.
Why is حصد in the past tense when the English translation says 'harvests' in the present tense?
In Arabic, the conditional word إذا (if) is almost always followed by a past tense verb, even when describing a routine, present, or future event. We translate it as present tense in English so it sounds natural.
What is the purpose of فإنها right after the comma?
The word إذا sets up an 'If...' condition, and the second half of the sentence is the result. Because this result clause starts with a pronoun instead of a past tense verb, it must be introduced by the connecting prefix فَـ (then). It is attached to إنَّ (indeed) and the feminine pronoun ها (it) to make فإنها (then indeed it).
Why does the word for 'immediately' (حالا) end with the 'an' sound?
The word حالا is acting as an adverb here. In Arabic, words that describe how or when an action happens take the accusative case, which is marked by the 'an' ending (fathatayn) when the word is indefinite.
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