هذه الحقائب لها سحاب قوي.hâdhihi al-haqâ'ibu lahâ sahhâbun qawiyyun.
These bags have a strong zipper.
Breakdown of هذه الحقائب لها سحاب قوي.
الal
the
هذهhâdhihi
this (f)
حقيبةhaqîba
bag
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
قويqawiyy
strong
لli
for, to (attached)
سحابsahhâb
zipper
Questions & Answers about هذه الحقائب لها سحاب قوي.
Why do we use لها here instead of عندها to mean 'have'?
In Arabic, عند is typically used for physical possession or possession by people. For inanimate objects that have inherent parts or built-in features, like a bag having a zipper, we use the preposition لـ (to/for). Combined with the pronoun, لها acts as 'it has' (literally 'to it is').
Why does لها use the feminine singular suffix ـها when we are talking about plural bags?
In Arabic grammar, all non-human plurals like الحقائب (the bags) are treated strictly as feminine singular. That is why the sentence uses the feminine singular demonstrative هذه (this) and the feminine singular pronoun suffix ـها in لها.
How does the grammar of this sentence work if there is no actual verb for 'have'?
This is a classic nested nominal sentence, which has no verbs. The main topic is هذه الحقائب (these bags). The predicate (the part giving information about the topic) is itself a complete mini-sentence: لها سحاب قوي (to it is a strong zipper).
Does the adjective قوي (strong) agree with the bags or the zipper?
It agrees with سحاب (zipper), which is a masculine singular noun. If the adjective were describing the bags as being strong, it would need to be the feminine singular قوية to match the non-human plural rule.
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