Breakdown of تحتاج مقابلة التوظيف إلى خبرة فضلا عن مؤهل.
الal
the
احتاج إلىihtâja ilâ
to need
مقابلةmuqâbala
interview
خبرةkhibra
experience
توظيفtawẓîf
employment
فضلا عنfadlan 'an
as well as
مؤهلmu'ahhal
qualification
Questions & Answers about تحتاج مقابلة التوظيف إلى خبرة فضلا عن مؤهل.
How exactly does فضلا عن work in this sentence to mean "as well as"?
The phrase فضلا عن is a fixed expression used to express addition, meaning "in addition to," "as well as," or "not to mention." It literally translates to "as a surplus from." In this sentence, it smoothly connects خبرة (experience) and مؤهل (a qualification) to show that both are required.
Does the phrase فضلا عن affect the grammatical case of the word مؤهل that follows it?
Yes, it does. Because the second half of the phrase is the preposition عن, the noun immediately following it must take the genitive case (majrour). If you were reading this sentence with full vowel endings, مؤهل would take a Kasratan and be pronounced "mu'ahhilin".
I see the preposition إلى here. Is it always required with the verb تحتاج?
Yes! Unlike the English verb "to need," the Arabic verb احتاج and its present tense form تحتاج require the preposition إلى (to) right before the object being needed. You can think of the literal translation as "has a need to" or "has a need for."
Why does التوظيف have the definite article (الـ) while مقابلة does not?
This is an Idafa (a genitive construction showing possession or a close relationship) connecting "interview" and "employment." In an Idafa, the first word never takes the definite article. Instead, the definiteness of the whole phrase is determined by the second word. Because التوظيف is definite, the entire phrase translates to "the employment interview" rather than just "an employment interview."
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