Breakdown of بقدر ما ينمو الاقتصاد، بقدر ما يدخر الناس المال.
الal
the
مالmâl
money
ناسnâsun
people
اقتصادiqtisâd
economy
بقدر ماbiqadri mâ
as much as
نماnamâ
to grow (develop, thrive)
ادخرiddakhara
to save (money for the future)
Questions & Answers about بقدر ما ينمو الاقتصاد، بقدر ما يدخر الناس المال.
Why doesn't the Arabic use a word for 'more' in this sentence?
The structure بقدر ما ... بقدر ما is the standard MSA way to express 'The more X, the more Y'. Literally, it translates to 'By the amount that X, by the amount that Y', where قدر means 'amount' or 'measure', and ما acts as 'that'.
Do verbs following بقدر ما have to be in a specific tense?
No, the tense simply matches the context. Because this sentence describes a general, ongoing truth, both verbs—ينمو (grows) and يدخر (save)—are in the present tense. If describing a historical trend, you would use past tense verbs.
The verb يدخر (save) looks like it has a strange pattern. What is its root?
It is a Form VIII verb, and its root is د - خ - ر (d-kh-r). Normally, Form VIII inserts a ت (taa) after the first root letter. However, because the root starts with د (daal), the inserted ت assimilates into it, creating the shadda (double consonant) seen in يدّخر (yaddakhiru).
Why doesn't ينمو (grows) end with a standard short vowel marker like a damma for the present tense?
The verb ينمو comes from the root ن - م - و (n-m-w). It is a 'defective' verb, meaning its final root letter is a weak letter (waw). In the present indicative tense, this weak letter forms the long vowel 'oo' sound (yanmū) rather than taking a visible short damma.
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