Breakdown of هناك خيارات كثيرة في مكتب السياحة.
هناكhunâka
there
فيfî
in / about, regarding
مكتبmaktab
office
كثيرkathîr
many / a lot
خيارkhiyâr
option
سياحةsiyâha
tourism
Questions & Answers about هناك خيارات كثيرة في مكتب السياحة.
Why is كثيرة in the feminine singular form instead of being plural to match خيارات?
In Arabic grammar, all non-human plurals are treated as feminine singular. Since خيارات refers to inanimate options, the adjective describing it, كثيرة, must be in the feminine singular form.
Why doesn't مكتب have the definite article ال if the translation says the tourism office?
This is an Idafa (genitive construct) representing association, literally meaning the office of tourism. In an Idafa, the first word (مكتب) never takes the definite article, but it is considered definite because the second word (السياحة) has it.
The singular for option is خيار, which is masculine. Why does it take the -ات ending for its plural in خيارات?
While the -ات suffix is the standard regular feminine plural ending, many masculine verbal nouns (masdars) and abstract concepts use it to form their plurals. خيار is one of those masculine words that breaks the standard pattern by taking this ending.
The English translation says at the tourism office, but the Arabic uses في (in). Would it be wrong to use عند (at) here?
When referring to services, institutions, or buildings where an activity takes place, Arabic strongly prefers في (in) to express being inside the establishment. عند is mostly used for physical proximity to an object (like at the door) or for being with a person.
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