Breakdown of لم تفصح الصحفية عما كتبته في التغطية.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
هhu
his / him (object) / it (dummy pronoun after لأن)
كتبkataba
to write
لمlam
did not
صحفيsuhufî
journalist
عماammâ
about what
أفصح عنafsaha an
to disclose
تغطيةtaghtiya
coverage
Questions & Answers about لم تفصح الصحفية عما كتبته في التغطية.
How is عما formed, and why is it used here instead of just ما?
The word عما is the fusion of the preposition عن (about) and the relative pronoun ما (what). The verb أفصح (to disclose or reveal) requires the preposition عن. Because the journalist is disclosing 'what' she wrote, the preposition and the pronoun merge into عما.
Why is there an attached pronoun ـه at the end of كتبته?
In Arabic, relative clauses usually need a resumptive pronoun that points back to the relative pronoun. Here, that relative pronoun is ما. While in English we just say 'what she wrote', Arabic grammar requires you to say 'what she wrote it', resulting in كتبته.
The translation says 'did not disclose', so why is the present tense verb تفصح used?
The negative particle لم is used to negate actions in the past, but it must be followed by a present tense verb in the jussive mood. So even though تفصح is a present tense form, the combination لم تفصح means 'did not disclose'.
How does التغطية fit the context of a journalist?
While the root of التغطية literally means physical covering, in modern journalism and media contexts it is the standard term for news or media 'coverage'.
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