Breakdown of التحقت بالجامعة وحضرت المحاضرة الأولى.
الal
the
وwa
and
حضرhadara
to attend
أولawwal
first
جامعةjâmi'a
university
التحق بiltahaqa bi
to enroll in
محاضرةmuhâdara
lecture
Questions & Answers about التحقت بالجامعة وحضرت المحاضرة الأولى.
Why is there a بـ attached to الجامعة instead of just using a direct object?
The verb التحق (to enroll in or to join) is a Form VIII verb that strictly requires the preposition بـ to connect to its object. You cannot say التحقت الجامعة directly.
Without vowel marks, how do we know التحقت means 'she enrolled' rather than 'I enrolled'?
In unvoweled Arabic, التحقت can be read as 'she' (التحقَتْ), 'I' (التحقْتُ), or 'you' (التحقْتَ / التحقْتِ). Context usually tells you the subject. Here, the provided translation specifies 'she', which means the second verb حضرت also takes the 'she' ending (حضرَتْ).
Why is the word for 'first' written as الأولى instead of الأول?
الأولى is the feminine form of the adjective الأول. Because the noun it modifies, المحاضرة (the lecture), is feminine, the adjective must match its gender.
How are the verb حضرت and the noun المحاضرة related in this sentence?
They both share the same three-letter root ح-ض-ر, which carries the core meaning of being present. حضرت is the Form I verb for attending, while المحاضرة is a Form III noun meaning 'lecture'.
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