Breakdown of تحتاج التحضيرات إلى وقت طويل بالإضافة إلى المال.
الal
the
طويلtawîl
tall / long
وقتwaqt
time
مالmâl
money
Questions & Answers about تحتاج التحضيرات إلى وقت طويل بالإضافة إلى المال.
Why does the verb تحتاج take a feminine singular form when the subject التحضيرات is plural?
In Arabic, non-human plurals like التحضيرات are treated grammatically as feminine singular. Therefore, the verb must also be feminine singular to match.
In English we say 'need a long time', so why is there an إلى after تحتاج here?
The Arabic verb for 'to need', احتاج (and its present tense يحتاج or تحتاج), does not take a direct object. It requires the preposition إلى to introduce the thing that is needed.
What verb form does the noun التحضيرات come from?
It is the plural of تحضير (preparation), which is the verbal noun or masdar of the Form II verb حضّر (to prepare). Form II verbs regularly use this pattern to form their verbal nouns.
How exactly is the connector بالإضافة إلى constructed?
This phrase translates to 'in addition to'. It combines the attached preposition بـ (with/by), the noun الإضافة (addition, which is the verbal noun of the Form IV verb أضاف, to add), and the preposition إلى (to).