Breakdown of هل هناك غرف متاحة في الفندق؟
هناكhunâka
there
هلhal
is / are (question marker)
فيfî
in / about, regarding
فندقfunduq
hotel
غرفةghurfa
room
متاحmutâh
available
Questions & Answers about هل هناك غرف متاحة في الفندق؟
Why is the adjective متاحة in the feminine singular form when it describes the plural noun غرف?
In Arabic, all non-human plurals are treated grammatically as feminine singular. Since غرف (rooms) refers to inanimate objects, any adjective describing it, such as متاحة (available), must take the feminine singular form.
What is the morphological structure of the word متاحة?
It is the feminine passive participle of the Form IV hollow verb أتاح (to make available or grant). At the B2 level, you can spot the characteristic مـ prefix of a derived Form IV participle. Because it modifies the grammatically feminine singular غرف, it takes the feminine marker ـة at the end.
If I were to read this sentence with full case endings, what grammatical case would غرف take?
It takes the nominative case and is read with nunation as غرفٌ (ghurafun). In an existential sentence using هناك (there is or there are), هناك functions as a fronted predicate. The actual subject of the sentence is the thing that exists, making غرف the delayed subject, which must always be in the nominative case.
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