Breakdown of من شأن الدواء أن يحقق الشفاء من المرض الفتاك.
الal
the
منmin
from
أنan
to (with verbs)
دواءdawâ'
medicine
مرضmarad
illness
حققhaqqaqa
to achieve
شأنsha'n
nature / matter (affair, concern)
شفاءshifâ'
recovery / cure
فتاكfattâk
deadly
Questions & Answers about من شأن الدواء أن يحقق الشفاء من المرض الفتاك.
How does the structure من شأن الدواء أن literally translate, and how does it create the meaning "is expected to"?
The word شأن means affair, business, or nature. Literally, this structure translates to "It is from the nature of the medicine to..." or "It is the business of the medicine to...". In MSA, wrapping a noun in من شأن and following it with أن plus a verb is a formal way to say something is inherently expected, designed, or highly likely to perform that action.
What is the mood of the verb يحقق in this sentence, and why?
It is in the subjunctive mood (mansub), meaning it ends with a fatha (يحققَ). This happens because it immediately follows the particle أن (to/that). As a B2 learner, you must remember that أن always forces the subsequent present-tense verb into the subjunctive.
The adjective for deadly here is الفتاك. What does its specific word pattern tell us?
It uses the intensive pattern فَعَّال (fa''aal). The root is ف ت ك (related to destroying or assassinating). When put into this pattern, it describes something that does the action intensely or constantly. Therefore, الفتاك does not just mean deadly, but rather highly lethal or devastating.
Why do we use the preposition من after الشفاء?
In Arabic, the verbal noun الشفاء (recovery or healing) strongly collocates with the preposition من (from). While English also uses "recovery from," it is important to memorize these preposition pairings in Arabic, as they do not always mirror English perfectly.
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