Breakdown of إن المبنى الجامعي مزدحم.
الal
the
مبنىmabnâ
building
إنinna
indeed / truly / that (after قال)
مزدحمmuzdaḥim
crowded
جامعيjâmi'iyy
academic
Questions & Answers about إن المبنى الجامعي مزدحم.
How do we form the adjective الجامعي from the noun جامعة?
To form a Nisba (relational) adjective from a noun ending in a Taa' Marboota (ة), you must first drop the Taa' Marboota before adding the Nisba suffix (ـي). So جامعة loses its ة and becomes جامعي.
If المبنى is the subject of إن, shouldn't it have an accusative Fatha ending?
Grammatically it is accusative! However, المبنى ends in an Alif Maqsuura (ى), which cannot take short vowel sounds. The accusative Fatha is hidden here because it is physically impossible to pronounce on that final vowel.
If المبنى is technically accusative, is its adjective الجامعي also accusative?
Yes, adjectives must match the case of the noun they describe. Because المبنى is the accusative subject of إن, the adjective الجامعي is also accusative and takes a Fatha at the end (الجامعيَّ), even though the Fatha isn't visible on the noun it describes.
Why is مزدحم (crowded) nominative when the sentence starts with إن?
The particle إن (indeed) only changes the case of its subject to accusative. The predicate (the news or information about the subject) remains nominative. Here, المبنى is the subject, and مزدحم is the predicate, so it stays in the nominative case.
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