Questions & Answers about دحرجة الحجر الضخم مستحيلة.
How is the word دحرجة formed, and what is its root?
دحرجة (rolling) is the verbal noun (masdar) of the quadriliteral (four-consonant) verb دَحْرَجَ (to roll). For four-letter verbs that follow the فَعْلَلَ pattern, the verbal noun is usually formed simply by adding a taa marbuta (ة) to the end, resulting in the pattern فَعْلَلَة.
Why doesn't دحرجة have the definite article ال (al-) if the translation says "Rolling the huge stone"?
The phrase دحرجة الحجر forms an Idafa (a possessive construction), literally meaning "the rolling of the stone." In Arabic, the first word of an Idafa never takes ال (al-), but it is still considered definite because the second word (الحجر) is definite.
Why is the predicate مستحيلة (impossible) in the feminine form when الحجر (the stone) is masculine?
In this sentence, the main subject is دحرجة (rolling), not the stone itself. Since دحرجة ends in a taa marbuta (ة) and is feminine, the predicate مستحيلة must match its gender. It is the rolling that is impossible, not the stone.
Why does الضخم (huge) take the definite article ال (al-)?
الضخم is an adjective describing الحجر (the stone). In Arabic, adjectives must match the noun they describe in definiteness. Since الحجر has ال (al-), the adjective modifying it must also have it.