Question 1

Since this lesson is about using من حيث (in terms of), how could we rewrite this sentence to use it instead of بسبب (because of)?

Accepted Answer

You could say الفندق مكلف جدا من حيث جودة الإقامة والترفيه (The hotel is very expensive in terms of the quality of the accommodation and entertainment). While بسبب gives the direct cause, من حيث shifts the focus to the specific aspect being evaluated, meaning the price makes sense specifically when you look at the quality of those services.

Question 2

Why use مكلف here instead of the more common word for expensive, غالي?

Accepted Answer

While both mean 'expensive', غالي simply means high-priced, whereas مكلف comes from the root for 'cost' or 'burden'. In formal contexts like hotel reviews or business, مكلف often implies 'costly' or requiring a significant financial outlay, adding a slightly more professional tone than غالي.

Question 3

Why does جودة (quality) not have the definite article ال even though 'the quality' is specific in English here?

Accepted Answer

Because it is the first word in an Idaafa (possessive construction): جودة الإقامة (the quality of the accommodation). As a reminder, in an Idaafa, the first word never takes ال, but it automatically becomes definite because the second word (الإقامة) is definite.

Question 4

The words for accommodation (الإقامة) and entertainment (الترفيه) are both Masdars (verbal nouns). Which verb forms do they belong to?

Accepted Answer

الإقامة is the Form IV verbal noun from أقام (to stay/reside). Because it has a weak middle root letter, its verbal noun takes a ة at the end. الترفيه is the Form II verbal noun from رَفَّهَ (to entertain/make comfortable), following the standard تفعيل pattern for Form II verbs.

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