Word
ينشرون الأخبار المزيفة لدعم أجندة خفية.
Meaning
They publish fake news to support a hidden agenda.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of ينشرون الأخبار المزيفة لدعم أجندة خفية.
الal
the
لli
for, to (attached)
خبرkhabar
news item
نشرnashara
to publish / to spread
Questions & Answers about ينشرون الأخبار المزيفة لدعم أجندة خفية.
Why does the Arabic sentence use a plural word for "news" (الأخبار) when it is singular in English, and why is its adjective (المزيفة) feminine singular?
In English, "news" is an uncountable singular noun, but in Arabic, الأخبار is the literal plural of خبر (a piece of news). Because it is a plural noun referring to non-human things, grammar rules require it to be treated as feminine singular. That is why the adjective المزيفة (fake) takes the feminine ending.
To say "to support", why does this sentence use the preposition لـ attached to a noun (دعم) instead of a verb?
The word دعم is a verbal noun (masdar) meaning "support" or "supporting". In formal Arabic, it is extremely common to express purpose using لـ (for) plus a verbal noun, literally translating to "for the supporting of". While you could use a verb here like ليدعموا (so that they support), the noun structure sounds much more professional and is a staple of journalistic MSA.
How does the grammar work in the phrase دعم أجندة?
These two words form an "idaafa" (possessive construction), literally meaning "the support of an agenda". Because أجندة (agenda, a loanword) is indefinite and lacks the "al-" prefix, the entire phrase refers to "a hidden agenda" rather than "the hidden agenda".
What kind of word is المزيفة (fake) and how does its structure reflect its meaning?