Breakdown of غسلت المرأة شعرها بشامبو جديد.
الal
the
جديدjadeed
new
امرأةimra'a
woman
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
بbi
by, with (attached)
غسلghasala
to wash
شعرsha'r
hair
شامبوshâmbû
shampoo
Questions & Answers about غسلت المرأة شعرها بشامبو جديد.
How is the end of غسلت (washed) pronounced when it connects to المرأة (the woman)?
The word for "the woman" is المرأة. What happens if we want to say "a woman" without the definite article?
It changes its spelling slightly! The indefinite word for "a woman" is امرأة (imra'a). When you add the definite article الـ, the initial alif is dropped, making it المرأة (al-mar'a).
The word شامبو (shampoo) comes after the preposition بـ (with). Why doesn't its ending change to match the genitive case?
شامبو is a foreign loanword ending in a long vowel. Words like this are indeclinable, meaning their endings are locked and never change to show grammatical case. It is technically in the genitive state here because of the preposition, but the spelling and pronunciation stay exactly the same.
If شامبو doesn't show its case ending, what happens to the adjective جديد (new) that describes it?
The adjective still follows the underlying grammatical rules! Because شامبو is in the genitive state after a preposition, the adjective must match it. Therefore, جديد takes the genitive ending, making it جديدٍ (jadiidin) in fully voweled Arabic.
How is the noun شعر (hair) treated grammatically in Arabic compared to English?
Like in English, it acts as a collective or mass noun, but grammatically it is treated as a standard masculine singular noun. Here it is the direct object of the verb, so it takes an accusative ending (a fatha) before attaching the pronoun, becoming شعرَها (sha'rahaa).
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