Breakdown of نزع الحرفي الإسفنج القديم من الكرسي.
الal
the
قديمqadîm
old
كرسيkursî
chair
منmin
from
نزعnaza'a
to remove
حرفيhirafî
artisan
إسفنجisfanj
foam
Questions & Answers about نزع الحرفي الإسفنج القديم من الكرسي.
Why is the verb نزع used here instead of a more common word for "removed" like أزال?
While both mean "to remove," أزال is a general word for eliminating or clearing something away. نزع implies a physical action of stripping, tearing off, or pulling something out by force. It is the perfect verb here because the artisan is physically tearing or pulling the old upholstery foam off the chair.
I learned that الإسفنج means "sponge". Why is it translated as "foam" here?
In Arabic, the word الإسفنج is used for natural or synthetic sponges, but it is also the standard term for the polyurethane foam used in cushions, mattresses, and upholstery. The context of fixing a chair tells us it means upholstery foam here.
How do we know القديم (old) describes the foam and not the artisan?
In Arabic, an adjective almost always comes directly after the noun it modifies. Since القديم immediately follows الإسفنج, it means "the old foam." If it were "the old artisan," the sentence would need to be reordered so that القديم comes right after الحرفي.
How is the word الحرفي (the artisan) formed?
It comes from the noun حرفة (a craft or trade). By dropping the feminine ending and adding the "nisba" suffix (the ـي ending used to show belonging or profession), it becomes حرفي, meaning someone who does a craft, like an artisan or craftsman.
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