Breakdown of قالت إنها التقطت الصورة بدقة عالية.
الal
the
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
بbi
by, with (attached)
صورةsûra
picture
عالي3âli
high / loud
قالqâla
to say
إنinna
indeed / truly / that (after قال)
التقطiltaqata
to capture
دقةdiqqa
resolution
Questions & Answers about قالت إنها التقطت الصورة بدقة عالية.
Why does this sentence use إنها (innaha) for "that she" instead of أنها (annaha)?
A major rule in Arabic is that after any form of the verb قال (to say), you must use إن (inna) instead of أن (anna). Since the sentence starts with قالت (she said), we use إنها to mean "that she".
The verb for "she captured" is التقطت. Could I just use أخذت (she took) to say she took a picture?
It is much more natural to use التقط (which means to capture, pick up, or catch) rather than أخذ (to take physically) when talking about photography. The standard phrase for taking a picture is التقط صورة.
Is التقطت a Form VIII verb? How can I break it down?
Yes! The root is ل ق ط (l-q-t). In Form VIII, we add an ا (alif) at the beginning and a ت (taa) after the first root letter, making التقط (he captured). The extra ت at the very end of التقطت is the feminine subject marker, making it "she captured".
Why do the words for "high resolution" (دقة عالية) both end in a "taa marboota" (ة)?
In Arabic, "with high resolution" translates literally to "with high accuracy". The noun دقة (accuracy/resolution) is feminine, so the adjective عالية (high) must also be feminine and end with a matching ة to describe it properly.
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