Breakdown of كان الناقل سيذهب بالشحنة إلى المستلم.
الal
the
ذهبdhahaba
to go
إلىilâ
to
بbi
by, with (attached)
سsa
will (future prefix)
كانkâna
to be
شحنةshuhna
shipment
ناقلnâqil
carrier
مستلمmustalim
recipient
Questions & Answers about كان الناقل سيذهب بالشحنة إلى المستلم.
Why is the verb يذهب (to go) translated as "take" here?
This is the core of transitivizing with the preposition بـ. The verb يذهب is naturally intransitive (meaning it doesn't take a direct object). However, when you pair it with بـ, it literally means "to go with" and translates idiomatically as "to take" something or someone. So, يذهب بالشحنة means "he takes the shipment."
How exactly does كان سيذهب translate to "was going to take"?
To express the "future in the past" (an action someone was intending to do), Arabic pairs the past tense of كان with a present-tense verb carrying the future prefix سـ (or the particle سوف). In this sentence, كان sets the past timeframe, and سيذهب shows the intended future action from that past perspective.
What is the root and form of المستلم (the recipient)?
The root is س ل م (s-l-m). The word المستلم is the active participle of the Form VIII verb استلم (to receive or to take delivery). In Arabic, the active participle often functions as a noun indicating "the one doing the action," which is why it translates to "the receiver" or "the recipient."
What case endings apply to the nouns in بالشحنة إلى المستلم?
Both nouns are in the genitive case (majrūr) and take a kasra at the end. The word الشحنة is preceded by the attached preposition بـ, making it بالشحنةِ (bi-sh-shuḥnati). Similarly, المستلم follows the preposition إلى, making it إلى المستلمِ (ilā al-mustalimi).
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