Learn Arabic (Modern Standard): صار الوسخ واضحا على الباب.

صار الوسخ واضحا على الباب.sâra al-wasakhu wâdihan 'alâ al-bâb

The dirt became obvious on the door.

Breakdown of صار الوسخ واضحا على الباب.

الal

the

على'ala

on / of (evidence of) / to (lie to someone) / for (difficult for someone)

بابbâbun

door

واضحwâdih

Questions & Answers about صار الوسخ واضحا على الباب.

Why does واضحا end with an extra alif (ـا)?

This is because واضحا (obvious) is the predicate of صار (became). صار belongs to a group of verbs known as the sisters of Kana. When they enter a sentence, they force their predicate into the accusative case, which is shown here by the "an" sound (tanwin fatha) and the extra alif.

Is there a difference between using صار and أصبح for "became" in this sentence?

They are very similar and often interchangeable. However, صار specifically emphasizes a complete change of state (the door was clean, but now it is dirty). أصبح is also widely used for "became," but originally refers to a change happening in the morning. For a simple change of physical condition like this, صار is a perfect fit.

If I just wanted to say "The dirt is obvious" without "became," how would the grammar change?

Without صار, you have a basic nominal sentence: الوسخ واضح على الباب (The dirt is obvious on the door). In this basic sentence, واضح takes the default nominative case, meaning it would end with an "un" sound instead of "an". Adding صار to the sentence is exactly what forces the change to واضحا.

Does the word order have to be Verb-Subject-Predicate here?