Breakdown of ما زاد الرصيد لأن البنك رفض الإيداع.
الal
the
بنكbank
bank
ماmâ
not (negating a past verb or a sentence)
لأنli'anna
because
رفضrafada
to refuse
زادzâda
to increase / to gain
رصيدraṣîd
balance (financial, account)
إيداعidâ'
deposit (act of depositing)
Questions & Answers about ما زاد الرصيد لأن البنك رفض الإيداع.
Why is ما used here instead of لم for 'did not'?
Both ما followed by a past tense verb (ما زاد) and لم followed by a jussive/present verb (لم يزد) mean 'did not increase'. Using ما with the past tense is completely standard in MSA and is also very common in everyday spoken Arabic. You can use either one to negate the past.
Why does the noun البنك (the bank) come immediately after لأن (because)?
The word لأن is a 'sister' of إنّ (inna). A major rule for these words is that they must be followed immediately by a noun or an attached pronoun, never a verb. That is why البنك starts the new clause right after لأن.
How is the word الإيداع (the deposit) formed?
الإيداع is a verbal noun, or masdar, meaning 'depositing' or 'the deposit'. It comes from the Form IV verb أودع (to deposit). Form IV verbal nouns usually follow this exact pattern, starting with an إ (i) sound and adding an ا (aa) before the final letter, just like إسلام from أسلم.
Does the verb زاد (to increase) ever take a direct object?
Yes, it can, but it does not here! In this sentence, زاد is intransitive, meaning it just describes the subject doing the action ('the balance increased'). However, زاد can also be used transitively to mean 'he increased [something]'. You have to rely on context to tell which way it is being used.
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