Breakdown of هل وافق صاحب العمل على تسعيرة المشروع التقديرية؟
هلhal
is / are (question marker)
على'ala
on / of (evidence of) / to (lie to someone) / for (difficult for someone)
عملamal
work
مشروعmashrû'
project / draft (bill)
وافقwâfaqa
to agree
صاحبsâhib
owner / employer (e.g., of a business, also companion)
تقديريtaqdîrî
estimated
تسعيرةtas'ira
pricing / quote
Questions & Answers about هل وافق صاحب العمل على تسعيرة المشروع التقديرية؟
Why do we use the preposition على after وافق?
In Arabic, the verb وافق (to agree) almost always takes the preposition على to express what is being agreed to or upon. While English uses "agree to" or "agree with", Arabic sticks to وافق على for inanimate objects or proposals, like a quote or a plan.
Why does the adjective التقديرية have the definite article ال and a feminine ending, even though it comes right after the masculine word المشروع?
التقديرية is modifying the word تسعيرة (quote), which is feminine, not المشروع (project). Because تسعيرة المشروع is an idafa (possessive construction) meaning "the project's quote", the whole phrase is considered definite. Therefore, any adjective modifying the first part of the idafa must also be definite (taking ال) and match its gender (feminine).
I know صاحب means "friend". How does صاحب العمل translate to "employer"?
While صاحب often means "friend" in everyday speech, its broader meaning is "companion" or "owner". When used in an idafa (possessive phrase) with an inanimate noun, it translates to "owner of". So, صاحب العمل literally means "owner of the work" or "owner of the business," which is the standard MSA term for "employer."
Where does the word تسعيرة (quote/pricing) come from?
It comes from the root س-ع-ر, which gives us the basic word سعر (price). تسعيرة follows a pattern used for verbal nouns (masdars) of Form II verbs, often denoting the process or result of doing something. In this case, it represents the act of pricing or the resulting quote.
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