Breakdown of إنها ترقية إلى منصب مهم جدا.
إلىilâ
to
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
مهمmuhimm
important
جداjiddan
very
إنinna
indeed / truly / that (after قال)
ترقيةtarqiya
promotion
منصبmansib
position
Questions & Answers about إنها ترقية إلى منصب مهم جدا.
How would I apply this lesson's grammar to say "Hopefully it is a promotion..." using عسى?
Because عسى is generally followed by أن plus a verb in the subjunctive mood, you cannot just attach it directly to a noun. You need to insert the verb "to be" (تكون). To express this, you would say عسى أن تكون ترقيةً (Notice that ترقية takes an accusative ending here because it becomes the predicate of the verb "to be").
Why do we use إنها to mean "it is" here instead of just using the pronoun هي?
You could perfectly well say هي ترقية to mean "it is a promotion." However, nominal sentences (sentences starting with a noun or pronoun rather than a verb) in Arabic very frequently begin with إن to add a natural, subtle emphasis. When you attach the feminine pronoun for "it" (ها) to إن, it becomes إنها.
Is the word order of مهم جدا always strictly "important very"?
Yes! Unlike English, where the adverb comes before the adjective ("very important"), Arabic adverbs of degree like جدا always come immediately after the adjective they modify.
What is the root of the word ترقية (promotion)?
The root is ر ق ي, which has the core meaning of rising or ascending. ترقية is the verbal noun (masdar) of the Form II verb رقّى, which literally means "to elevate" or "to promote".
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