Breakdown of يا مريم، هل تغير قياس نظارتك الطبية؟
الal
the
هلhal
is / are (question marker)
كka
your / you (object)
ياyâ
O
نظارةnaZZâra
glasses
تغيرtaghayyara
to change (intransitive)
مريمmaryam
Maryam
قياسqiyâs
measurement
طبيtibbi
medical
Questions & Answers about يا مريم، هل تغير قياس نظارتك الطبية؟
Why is الطبية (medical) written with ال (the) when there is no "the" in the English phrase "your medical glasses"?
In Arabic, adding a possessive pronoun like the ك (your) in نظارتك makes the noun definite. Because adjectives must match the noun in definiteness, the adjective الطبية needs the definite article ال to match the definite noun it describes.
In English we say "glasses" (plural), but the Arabic word نظارة looks singular. Is this correct?
Yes! In Arabic, the word for a single pair of glasses is نظارة, which is grammatically singular. You only use the plural form نظارات if you are talking about multiple pairs of glasses.
Why does the verb تغير (changed) appear in the masculine form if the speaker is talking to Maryam?
The verb تغير agrees with its grammatical subject, which is the word قياس (measurement). Since قياس is a masculine noun, the verb must be masculine, regardless of who is being addressed.
I know the root for "change" is غ ي ر, but why is the verb written as تغير here?
This is a Form V verb. In Arabic, Form II (غير) usually means "to change something" (an action you do to something else), while Form V (تغير) means "to undergo change" or "to change itself". Since the measurement changed on its own, we use Form V.
When saying "O Maryam" (يا مريم), why isn't there a tanwin (an "-n" sound) at the end of her name?
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