Breakdown of كان الصوت صاخبا لدرجة أننا غادرنا الحفلة.
الal
the
حفلةhafla
party / concert
ناnâ
our / us (object) / we (subject suffix on past verb)
كانkâna
to be
صوتsawt
voice / sound
غادرghâdara
to depart
صاخبsâkhib
loud
لدرجة أنli-darajati anna
to the extent that
Questions & Answers about كان الصوت صاخبا لدرجة أننا غادرنا الحفلة.
How exactly does لدرجة أننا work to mean "so loud that we"?
The phrase لدرجة literally means "to a degree". When combined with أنّ (that), it forms لدرجة أنّ, meaning "to the degree that" or "so much that". Here, the attached pronoun for "we" is added directly to أنّ to make أننا (that we).
Why does صاخبا have an extra alif at the end?
It is in the accusative case because it is the predicate (the describing part) of كان (was). In Arabic, when you use كان, the subject (الصوت) takes the nominative case, and the predicate (صاخبا) takes the accusative case. For indefinite words, this usually means adding an alif with two fathas (tanwin) at the end.
Does the verb غادرنا have to be in the past tense after لدرجة أنّ?
Not necessarily, but it is past tense here because the whole sentence is describing a past event ("The sound was loud... so we left"). The verb following لدرجة أنّ simply matches the time frame of the actual result.
I originally learned الحفلة as "the party". Can it also mean "the concert"?
Yes! حفلة is a general word for a celebration, party, or gathering. When referring to a musical event, it is often short for حفلة موسيقية (musical concert), but people frequently just say الحفلة when the context makes it clear.
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