Breakdown of انحرفت السائقة فجأة عند المنعطف الخطير.
الal
the
سائقsâ'iq
driver
عند'inda
at / to have
فجأةfaj'atan
suddenly
خطيرkhatîr
dangerous / serious, grave
انحرفinharafa
to swerve
منعطفmun'ataf
curve (in a road)
Questions & Answers about انحرفت السائقة فجأة عند المنعطف الخطير.
Why is there an 'i' sound added to the end of انحرفت (inḥarafat) when speaking this sentence?
How does the pattern of the verb انحرفت (inḥarafat) give us the meaning of 'swerved'?
It is a Form VII verb, which is identified by the انـ (in-) prefix. This form is typically reflexive or passive. The base root ح-ر-ف relates to edges or leaning, so the Form VII pattern creates the reflexive meaning of 'shifting oneself off course' or 'swerving'.
Why does the word فجأة (faj'atan) end with a tanwin fatha (-an sound)?
In Modern Standard Arabic, the accusative case (mansub) is used to create adverbs. Adding the tanwin fatha to the base noun فجأة (suddenness) changes its function in the sentence to the adverb 'suddenly'.
Why do both المنعطف (al-mun'aṭafi) and الخطير (al-khaṭīri) end with a kasra (i) sound?
The word عند (at) acts as a spatial preposition and forces the noun immediately following it into the genitive case (majrur), which takes a kasra. Because الخطير (dangerous) is an adjective describing that noun, it must perfectly match its genitive case ending.
How is the noun المنعطف (al-mun'aṭaf) constructed to mean 'curve'?
It is built from the root ع-ط-ف (to bend or incline). The مُـ (mu-) prefix and the specific vowel pattern (an 'a' sound before the last letter) make it a 'noun of place' derived from a Form VII verb, so it literally means 'the place of bending'.
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