Breakdown of تحتاج الأساسات إلى خرسانة قوية.
الal
the
قويqawiyy
strong
احتاج إلىihtâja ilâ
to need
أساسasâs
foundation
خرسانةkharasâna
concrete
Questions & Answers about تحتاج الأساسات إلى خرسانة قوية.
Why is the preposition إلى used here when the English translation just says "need strong concrete"?
In Arabic, the verb احتاج (to need) — and its present tense تحتاج — must be followed by the preposition إلى (to). You literally say "needs to [something]" rather than just "needs [something]".
الأساسات (the foundations) is plural. Why is the verb تحتاج (she needs) conjugated in the feminine singular?
In Arabic, all non-human plurals are treated grammatically as feminine singular. Since الأساسات refers to inanimate objects (foundations), any verbs or adjectives describing it must take the feminine singular form.
What is the root of the verb تحتاج, and why does it have a ت (taa) in the middle?
The root is ح-و-ج (H-w-j). This verb belongs to Form VIII, which always inserts a ت after the first root letter. Because the middle root letter is a "weak" letter (waaw), it transforms into an alif in this form, making the present tense تحتاج.
If I want to read this sentence with full formal endings (tashkeel), how do the last two words sound and why?
They would be pronounced kharasānatin qawiyyatin. The preposition إلى puts the noun خرسانة into the genitive case, giving it an "-in" ending (kasratayn). The adjective قوية must match this noun exactly, so it also takes the genitive "-in" ending.
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