Breakdown of هل تشاهدين فيلما وثائقيا عن كائن فريد؟
هلhal
is / are (question marker)
فيلمfîlm
film
شاهدshâhada
to watch
عن'an
about / from (far from) / on the basis of (merit)
وثائقيwathâ'iqiyy
documentary
كائنkâ'in
creature
فريدfarîd
unique
Questions & Answers about هل تشاهدين فيلما وثائقيا عن كائن فريد؟
Why does the verb تشاهدين end in ـين?
This is the present tense ending for أنتِ (you, feminine singular). The base present tense prefix for "you" is تـ, and the suffix ـين makes it specifically feminine singular.
Why is there an extra alif at the end of the words in فيلما وثائقيا?
Both words are in the accusative case because they are the direct object of the verb تشاهدين (you are watching). In written Arabic, indefinite nouns and adjectives in the accusative case take an extra alif to carry the "-an" sound, unless the word ends in a taa marbuuta or a hamza.
How does the adjective فريد match its noun in this sentence?
The adjective فريد matches the noun كائن (creature) in four ways: it is masculine, singular, indefinite, and takes the genitive case because the noun is preceded by the preposition عن (about).
How would we change this sentence to say "about one of the unique creatures" using this lesson's grammar?
You would use أحد (because the singular كائن is masculine, even though its plural الكائنات takes a feminine-looking ending) followed by a definite plural noun in an Idafa construction. The phrase becomes عن أحد الكائنات الفريدة. The adjective الفريدة is feminine singular because non-human plurals in Arabic are treated as feminine singular.
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