Breakdown of يجري تشغيل الآلات بشكل آلي.
الal
the
بbi
by, with (attached)
آلةâla
machine / instrument, tool
جرىjarâ
to run (people, liquids, events)
Questions & Answers about يجري تشغيل الآلات بشكل آلي.
How does the passive construction work here with يجري?
Instead of using the traditional internal passive, modern Arabic often uses an auxiliary verb like يجري (literally 'it runs' or 'it happens') followed by a verbal noun (masdar). Here, يجري combines with the verbal noun تشغيل (operating) to mean 'the operating is happening,' which translates naturally to 'is being operated.'
What is the grammatical case of تشغيل and الآلات?
تشغيل is the subject of the verb يجري, so it is in the nominative case and would end with a damma. It also forms the first part of an idaafa (possessive construction) with الآلات. Because it is the second part of the idaafa, الآلات is in the genitive case and takes a kasra. Literally, this means 'The operating of the machines is happening.'
Could we use يتم instead of يجري in this sentence?
Yes, يتم تشغيل would mean almost exactly the same thing and is grammatically identical. However, يجري is often preferred for ongoing, continuous actions ('is being operated'), whereas يتم can sometimes imply the completion of a process, though they are largely interchangeable in modern media and professional texts.
How does the phrase بشكل آلي translate to 'automatically'?