Breakdown of كان الازدحام المروري مرهقا.
الal
the
كانkâna
to be
ازدحامizdihâm
traffic jam
مروريmurooriyy
traffic (adjective)
مرهقmurhiq
exhausting
Questions & Answers about كان الازدحام المروري مرهقا.
Why does مرهقا end with an alif?
How is the word المروري constructed to mean 'traffic'?
It is a relative adjective (nisba) derived from the noun مرور (passage or traffic). By adding the suffix ي (iyy), it turns the noun into an adjective describing the congestion (الازدحام).
Why doesn't the adjective المروري take the accusative case like مرهقا?
Because المروري modifies the subject of the sentence (الازدحام), not the predicate. The subject of كان remains in the nominative case (marfu'), so its adjective must match it. Only the predicate (مرهقا) changes to the accusative case.
What verb form is مرهقا derived from?
It is the active participle of the Form IV verb أرهق (to exhaust or burden). In Arabic, Form IV active participles start with a prefix مُـ (mu-) and have an 'i' vowel before the final root letter, which perfectly fits مُرهِق (murhiq).
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