Breakdown of ليس هناك إشارة في الشريحة الجديدة لأنها مكسورة.
الal
the
هناكhunâka
there
فيfî
in / about, regarding
جديدjadeed
new
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
ليسlaysa
to not be
لأنli'anna
because
إشارةishâra
signal
مكسورmaksûr
broken
شريحةsharîha
SIM card
Questions & Answers about ليس هناك إشارة في الشريحة الجديدة لأنها مكسورة.
Why do we use ليس هناك to say 'there is no' instead of لا يوجد?
Both are correct! ليس هناك literally means 'is not there'. You will often see ليس هناك or لا يوجد (masculine) and لا توجد (feminine) used interchangeably in Modern Standard Arabic to mean 'there is no'. Since إشارة (signal) is feminine, if you used the other option here, it would be لا توجد إشارة.
I thought شريحة meant a 'slice'. Why is it translated as 'SIM card' here?
You are absolutely right! The literal meaning of شريحة is a slice (like a slice of bread or lemon). However, in modern Arabic technology contexts, it is the standard word for a mobile 'SIM card' or a computer 'chip'.
Why do we use the feminine pronoun suffix in لأنها (because it)?
The word لأنها combines لأن (because) and the attached pronoun ـها (it/her). We use the feminine pronoun here because it refers back to الشريحة (the SIM card), which ends in a taa marbuta (ـة) and is treated as a feminine noun.
What is the grammar pattern for the word مكسورة (broken)?
مكسورة is a passive participle, which describes the state of something that has received an action. It comes from the root for breaking (ك س ر). By putting these root letters into the 'maf'ul' pattern, we get مكسور (broken). The taa marbuta (ـة) is added at the end so it matches the feminine noun it describes.
Learn ليس هناك إشارة في الشريحة الجديدة لأنها مكسورة and more in Arabic
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free