Breakdown of يريد أخي أن يدرس في كلية الهندسة.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
أخakh
brother
يi
my / me (after a preposition)
درسdarasa
to study
أرادarâda
to want
أنan
to (with verbs)
كليةkulliyya
faculty
هندسةhandasa
engineering
Questions & Answers about يريد أخي أن يدرس في كلية الهندسة.
The sentence says كلية الهندسة (faculty of engineering). How would I say "the engineering faculty" using an adjective?
To use an adjective, you need the Nisba form of هندسة (engineering). As taught in this lesson, you drop the Taa' Marboota from هندسة to get the base هندسي (handasiyy). Because كلية is feminine, you add the Taa' Marboota back to the adjective, making it الكلية الهندسية (al-kulliyya al-handasiyya). This sentence instead uses an Idafa (noun + noun) structure.
How is the Taa' Marboota on كلية pronounced in this sentence?
Because كلية الهندسة (faculty of engineering) is an Idafa structure (where two nouns are chained together to show belonging), the Taa' Marboota on the first word must be pronounced with a "t" sound. So, you say "kulliyyat al-handasa," not "kulliyya al-handasa."
Why do we use أن يدرس instead of just an infinitive noun for "studying"?
Arabic often uses the particle أن (an) followed by a present tense verb instead of a verbal noun (Masdar). The particle أن triggers the subjunctive mood, which changes the final short vowel on يدرس from a "u" to an "a" sound, making it "yadrusa".
Why does the verb يريد (he wants) start with a "yu" sound instead of "ya"?
يريد (yurīdu) is a Form IV verb. In Arabic, all Form IV verbs take a Damma (u) sound on their present tense prefix letters, unlike standard Form I verbs which usually take a Fatha (a) sound.
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