Breakdown of تكلفة الوليمة الضخمة ألف دولار تقريبا.
الal
the
دولارdûlâr
dollar
ضخمdakhm
huge
ألفalf
thousand
Questions & Answers about تكلفة الوليمة الضخمة ألف دولار تقريبا.
How would the sentence change if we used حوالي instead of تقريبا to mean 'approximately'?
While تقريبا (approximately) usually goes after the number or at the end of the phrase, حوالي (around/about) must be placed right before the number. If you used it here, the end of the sentence would change to حوالي ألف دولار.
Why is دولار singular here when the English translates it as the plural 'dollars'?
In Arabic, numbers like 100 (مئة) and 1,000 (ألف) are always followed by a singular noun. You only use the plural form of the counted noun with numbers 3 through 10. Therefore, ألف دولار literally functions like saying 'a thousand of a dollar'.
Why does الضخمة (the huge) match الوليمة (the banquet) but not تكلفة (the cost)?
In the possession phrase (Idafa) تكلفة الوليمة (the cost of the banquet), the adjective الضخمة describes the banquet. In Arabic, adjectives must match the noun they describe. Since الوليمة is feminine and definite (it has ال), the adjective الضخمة must also be feminine and definite.
Why does تقريبا have an extra Alif at the end?