Breakdown of هل من الإلزامي أن تحضر نسخة من جواز السفر؟
الal
the
هلhal
is / are (question marker)
منmin
from
جوازjawâz
passport
أنan
to (with verbs)
نسخةnuskha
copy / version (of a product)
أحضرahdara
to bring
سفرsafar
travel, travelling
إلزاميilzâmî
mandatory (obligatory, binding)
Questions & Answers about هل من الإلزامي أن تحضر نسخة من جواز السفر؟
Why do we use من (from/of) in the phrase من الإلزامي?
In Arabic, to express 'It is [adjective] to...', it is very common to use من الـ followed by the adjective, and then أن with a verb. Literally, it means 'It is of the mandatory that...', which translates naturally to 'It is mandatory to...'.
Doesn't the verb تحضر usually mean 'to attend'? Why is it translated as 'to bring' here?
This is a subtle but important difference in verb forms. The Form I verb تَحْضُرَ (tahdura) means 'to attend'. However, this sentence uses the Form IV verb تُحْضِرَ (tuhdira), which is causative and means 'to make attend' or 'to bring'. Without vowel marks, they look identical, so you must rely on context.
How does the particle أن affect the pronunciation of the verb تحضر?
The particle أن (that/to) triggers the subjunctive mood (mansub) in the following present-tense verb. This means the final vowel of the verb changes from the default damma to a fatha, making it تُحْضِرَ (tuhdira) instead of tuhdiru. Together, أن and the verb act like an English infinitive.
What case endings belong on the phrase جواز السفر?
This phrase is an idafa (genitive construction) literally meaning 'license of travel'. Because it follows the preposition من, the first word جواز takes the genitive case with a kasra (جوازِ). The second word السفر also takes a kasra (السفرِ) because the second noun in an idafa is always in the genitive case.
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