Breakdown of يرى الراوي الجمهور من مكانه.
الal
the
منmin
from
هhu
his / him (object) / it (dummy pronoun after لأن)
مكانmakân
place
رأىra'â
to see
جمهورjumhûr
audience / public (people in general)
راويrâwi
narrator, storyteller
Questions & Answers about يرى الراوي الجمهور من مكانه.
Why is the hamza missing in the present tense verb يرى?
The verb for "to see" (رأى) is highly irregular. Usually, the root letters stay in the present tense, but here the middle root letter (the hamza) drops out completely to make it easier to pronounce. So, instead of "yar'aa", it becomes يرى (yaraa).
Why doesn't the subject الراوي have a visible case ending (like a damma)?
الراوي (the storyteller) is the subject, so it is in the nominative case. However, because it is a noun that ends in a long "ee" sound (ي), adding a "u" sound (damma) would be awkward to say ("ar-raawiyu"). In Arabic, these nouns hide their damma and kasra case endings to keep pronunciation smooth.
Why does يرى end with ى (alif maqsuura) instead of a regular ا (alif)?
Both letters make the same "aa" sound at the end of a word. However, verbs that end in this sound generally use ى (alif maqsuura) if the third letter of their original root is a ي (yaa'). Because the root for "to see" is ر-ء-ي, the verb takes the shape of the ي but without the dots.
How is the attached pronoun in مكانه pronounced here, and why?
It is pronounced as "-hi" (مكانهِ). The preposition من (from) forces the noun مكان (place) into the genitive case, giving it a kasra ending: "makaani". Because the vowel right before the suffix is a kasra, the "his" suffix changes its usual pronunciation from "-hu" to "-hi" so it flows better: "makaani-hi".
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