Breakdown of وزن كلتا القطتين على الميزان ألف غرام.
الal
the
على'ala
on / of (evidence of) / to (lie to someone) / for (difficult for someone)
وزنwazn
weight
ألفalf
thousand
قطةqittah
cat
كلتاkiltâ
both
ميزانmizân
scale
غرامgirâm
gram
Questions & Answers about وزن كلتا القطتين على الميزان ألف غرام.
Why is the word for "both" written as كلتا instead of كلا?
The word for "both" has to match the gender of the noun it refers to. Since قطة (cat) is feminine, we use the feminine form كلتا. If we were talking about two male cats or masculine objects, we would use كلا.
Why is the word for cats القطتين with an "-ayn" ending instead of القطتان with an "-aan" ending?
The phrase كلتا القطتين is an Idafa (a possessive construction), literally meaning "the both of the two cats." In an Idafa, the second part is always in the genitive case. For dual nouns, the genitive ending is ـين (-ayn) instead of the nominative ـان (-aan).
What are the main subject and predicate of this sentence?
The subject (mubtada) is وزن (weight), and the predicate (khabar) is ألف (a thousand). All the other words provide extra details, but the core of the sentence is simply "The weight ... is a thousand."
Why is غرام (gram) singular here when the English translation says "grams"?
In Arabic, the numbers 100, 1000, and their multiples are always followed by a singular noun in the genitive case. So, even though the meaning is plural, the phrase ألف غرام grammatically acts like "a thousand of a single gram."
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