Word
عليك أن تبلغ عن الماس حالا.
Meaning
You must report the short circuit immediately.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of عليك أن تبلغ عن الماس حالا.
الal
the
أنتanta
you (singular)
على'ala
on / of (evidence of) / to (lie to someone) / for (difficult for someone)
أنan
Questions & Answers about عليك أن تبلغ عن الماس حالا.
Doesn't الماس usually mean "diamonds"? Why does it mean "short circuit" here?
You are likely thinking of ألماس or ماس (diamonds). However, in electrical contexts, ماس (often fully written as ماس كهربائي) means a "short circuit." It comes from the root for "touching" (مس), referring to wires touching and causing a short.
Why is the verb تبلغ in the subjunctive mood here?
The particle أن (to) always forces the following present tense verb into the subjunctive mood (mansub). If vocalized, it would be pronounced tuballiġa with a fatha on the final consonant instead of a damma.
Does the verb تبلغ always take the preposition عن?
When it means "to report [something]" or "inform about [something]", the Form II verb بلّغ pairs with the preposition عن. To specify who you are reporting to, you would add the preposition لِـ.
Can I use يجب عليك instead of just عليك to say "you must"?
Absolutely. يجب عليك أن and عليك أن are interchangeable for expressing "you must" or "you have to." Using عليك أن on its own is simply a slightly shorter, very common alternative.