Breakdown of يعمل في شركة هندسية.
فيfî
in / about, regarding
شركةsharika
company
عمل'amila
to work
هندسيhandasiyy
architectural
Questions & Answers about يعمل في شركة هندسية.
Where does the adjective هندسية come from, and how is it formed?
It comes from the noun هندسة (engineering). To turn it into a Nisba (relative) adjective, we drop its final Taa' Marboota (ة) to get the base هندس, then add the Nisba suffix (ـيّ). Because it describes a feminine noun here, we add a new Taa' Marboota at the very end, resulting in هندسية.
Wait, if we drop the Taa' Marboota to make the Nisba adjective, why does هندسية still end in a Taa' Marboota?
It is a different Taa' Marboota! You drop the original one from هندسة to attach the masculine Nisba suffix (ـيّ), creating هندسي (engineering-related, masculine). But since it describes the feminine noun شركة (company), the adjective must also be feminine. So, we add the feminine ending back on, making it هندسية.
Why doesn't Arabic just say شركة هندسة like the English 'engineering company'?
English often places two nouns together (like 'engineering' + 'company'). In Arabic, it is much more natural to use a noun followed by an adjective. Using the Nisba adjective هندسية translates literally to 'an engineering-related company,' which is the standard way to express this idea.
What are the hidden case endings on the last two words in this sentence?
Because they come after the preposition في (in), both words are in the genitive case. Since they are indefinite (they do not have ال), they both take a double Kasra ending (an 'in' sound). Pronounced fully, it is في شركةٍ هندسيةٍ (fi sharikatin handasiyyatin).
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