Breakdown of يحتوي هذا الألبوم على بضعة إصدارات جديدة.
الal
the
جديدjadeed
new
هذاhâdhâ
this (m)
احتوى علىihtawâ 'alâ
to contain
ألبومalbûm
album
بضعةbid'atun
a few, several (for masculine nouns)
إصدارisdâr
edition, issue
Questions & Answers about يحتوي هذا الألبوم على بضعة إصدارات جديدة.
Why is بضعة feminine here with the ة ending?
The word بضعة (a few) acts exactly like the numbers 3 to 10. You must look at the singular form of the noun being counted, which is إصدار (edition/release). Since إصدار is masculine, the quantifier takes the opposite gender and becomes feminine (بضعة).
What grammatical structure connects بضعة to إصدارات?
They form an Idafa (genitive construction). When using بضعة or بضع, the phrase follows the same rules as numbers 3-10, meaning the counted noun must be plural and in the genitive case.
Why is the adjective جديدة (new) feminine singular when it describes plural editions?
In Arabic grammar, non-human plural nouns like إصدارات are treated as feminine singular. Because of this rule, any adjectives describing them must also be feminine singular.
I see the preposition على here. Does it mean 'on' in this context?
Literally, yes, but here it forms a fixed pair with the verb يحتوي. The verb يحتوي requires the preposition على to introduce what is inside something. Together, يحتوي على simply translates to 'contains'.
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