Breakdown of أخذ الخياط مقاس خصري كي يصنع البنطال الجديد.
الal
the
جديدjadeed
new
يi
my / me (after a preposition)
أخذakhadha
to take
كيkay
so that
صنعsana'a
to make
خياطkhayyât
tailor
مقاسmaqâs
size
بنطالbantâl
trousers
خصرkhasr
the waist
Questions & Answers about أخذ الخياط مقاس خصري كي يصنع البنطال الجديد.
Does أخذ act as a verb of beginning ("started to") in this sentence?
No, it simply means "took" here. While أخذ can act as a verb of beginning, it only does so when followed by a present tense verb. Because it is followed by the direct object مقاس, it retains its standard meaning of taking or obtaining something.
Why isn't there a definite article ال on مقاس even though it means a specific measurement?
مقاس is the first word in a possessive chain (Idafa) with خصري (my waist). The first word of an Idafa never takes ال. The entire phrase becomes definite because of the possessive pronoun ـي (my) attached to the second word in the chain.
How does the particle كي affect the grammar of the verb يصنع?
كي means "in order to" and is one of the particles that triggers the subjunctive mood (منصوب). This means the present tense verb يصنع drops its default damma and takes a fatha on its final letter (yaṣnaʿa).
Why is the adjective الجديد singular when it is describing "trousers"?
In English, "trousers" is a plural noun, but the Arabic word بنطال refers to a single garment and is grammatically a singular masculine noun. Therefore, any adjective modifying it must also be singular and masculine.
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