Breakdown of النبأ الصادم جعلها ترتجف.
الal
the
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
جعلja'ala
to make (cause, transform)
نبأnaba'
news
صادمsâdim
shocking
ارتجفirtajafa
to tremble
Questions & Answers about النبأ الصادم جعلها ترتجف.
How does the causative structure work in this sentence?
The verb جعل means to make someone do something. It takes a direct object, which here is the attached pronoun ها meaning her. This is followed directly by the bare present tense verb ترتجف to show the action she was made to do.
Why is ترتجف in the present tense if the sentence happened in the past?
The main verb جعل already establishes that the event happened in the past. In Arabic causative structures, the second verb describing the resulting action stays in the present tense. It functions similarly to the English bare infinitive tremble, but it must conjugate to match the person performing that action.
Why is جعل masculine while ترتجف is feminine?
Each verb agrees with its own doer. The masculine verb جعل agrees with the subject causing the action, which is the masculine noun النبأ. However, the feminine verb ترتجف agrees with the person actually trembling, which is the feminine object pronoun ها.
What is the difference between using النبأ and الخبر for news?
While both words translate to news, النبأ is generally used for highly significant, formal, or dramatic announcements. الخبر is your standard, everyday word for a piece of news or information.
What kind of word is الصادم?
It is the active participle of the verb صدم which means to shock or to strike. By using the active participle pattern, it acts as an adjective meaning shocking. It takes the definite article ال to match the definite noun it describes.
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