Breakdown of نال الرياضي المركز الثالث عشر بعد جهد شاق.
الal
the
رياضيriyâdiyy
athletic / athlete
بعدba'da
after
جهدjuhd
effort
نالnâla
to attain
شاقshâqq
strenuous
مركزmarkaz
place (rank)
الثالث عشرath-thâlitha 'ashara
the thirteenth
Questions & Answers about نال الرياضي المركز الثالث عشر بعد جهد شاق.
Why do both words in الثالث عشر (thirteenth) end with a fatha vowel?
Because compound ordinal numbers (11th through 19th) are fixed, or indeclinable. This means both parts are always locked with a fatha at the end, no matter what grammatical role they play in the sentence. Even though it describes an accusative object here, its ending would look exactly the same if it were the subject or preceded by a preposition.
Why does only the first part of الثالث عشر have the definite article الـ?
When you need to make a compound number definite so it matches a definite noun like المركز (the place), you only attach الـ to the first part of the number. The second part, عشر, always remains without the definite article in this structure.
Do both parts of الثالث عشر match the noun in gender?
Yes! For compound ordinal numbers, both words must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because المركز is masculine, both الثالث and عشر are masculine. If the noun were feminine, you would use الثالثة عشرة.
Why does the word شاق (hard) not have الـ attached to it?
شاق is an adjective describing جهد (effort). The word جهد comes directly after بعد (after), making it an indefinite noun in a genitive construction. Since adjectives must match their nouns in definiteness, شاق stays indefinite too.
The verb نال (achieved) has an alif in the middle. How does this change if I want to say "I achieved"?
نال is a "hollow" verb, meaning its middle root letter is weak. When you conjugate it for the first person ("I"), the middle vowel drops and the first letter takes a kasra, becoming نِلْتُ (niltu).
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