Breakdown of أريد أن أتأرجح على الأرجوحة الجديدة.
الal
the
جديدjadeed
new
على'ala
on / of (evidence of) / to (lie to someone) / for (difficult for someone)
أرادarâda
to want
أنan
to (with verbs)
تأرجحta'arjaha
to swing
أرجوحةurjûha
swing
Questions & Answers about أريد أن أتأرجح على الأرجوحة الجديدة.
Why do we use the conjugated verb أتأرجح (I swing) after أن instead of an infinitive like in English?
In Arabic, the particle أن (to) must be followed by a present-tense verb that matches the subject. Since you are saying 'I want to swing,' you use the 'I' form of the verb for both actions: أريد (I want) and أتأرجح (I swing).
How do you pronounce the middle part of أتأرجح with the second alif?
It is pronounced 'ata'arjah'. The first أ is the 'I' prefix, followed by ت, and then another أ with a hamza. You pronounce this second hamza as a glottal stop, meaning you briefly stop the airflow in your throat between the 'ta' and the 'ar' sounds.
The verb أتأرجح and the noun الأرجوحة look almost identical. What is their root?
They share a four-letter (quadriliteral) root: أ ر ج ح. While most Arabic roots have three letters, some have four. It is common to see a verb and its corresponding object share the exact same root letters to express the action and the tool used for it.
Why does الجديدة (new) have ال (the) at the beginning?
Adjectives in Arabic must match their noun in definiteness. Because الأرجوحة (the swing) has ال (the), its adjective must also take ال to mean 'the new swing'. If you wrote الأرجوحة جديدة without the second ال, it would be a complete sentence meaning 'The swing is new'.
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