Breakdown of تعلمت المبرمجة لدرجة أنها كرست حياتها للتكنولوجيا كل التكريس.
الal
the
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
لli
for, to (attached)
تعلمta'allama
to learn
كلkull
all / every
حياةhayâh
life
مبرمجmubarmij
programmer
تكنولوجياtiknûlûjiyâ
technology
لدرجة أنli-darajati anna
to the extent that
كرسkarrasa
to devote
تكريسtakris
devotion
Questions & Answers about تعلمت المبرمجة لدرجة أنها كرست حياتها للتكنولوجيا كل التكريس.
Why is كل in the accusative case here?
It acts as the Deputy Cognate Accusative. Instead of repeating the verbal noun directly as an adverbial object (like كرست تكريسا to mean 'she devoted a devotion'), we place كل before it to mean 'completely' or 'with all devotion.' Because it takes over that adverbial role, كل takes the accusative case (كلَّ).
Why must the word التكريس follow كل in this sentence?
To use كل as a Deputy Cognate Accusative, it must be immediately followed by the verbal noun (masdar) of the action being described. Since the main verb is كرست (she devoted), its exact masdar التكريس (devotion) must follow كل in the genitive case as the second part of an idafa (mudaf ilayh).
How does the phrase لدرجة أنها work to mean 'so much that she'?
It is a highly useful fixed expression where لدرجة means 'to a degree' and أنها means 'that she.' Remember that the particle أن (anna) requires a nominal sentence, which is why the pronoun ـها (her) is attached directly to it to serve as its subject. This is the standard Arabic structure for 'to the point that' or 'so much that.'
What verb form is كرست and how does it help us predict the word التكريس?
The base verb كرّس (to devote) is a Form II verb, which is characterized by the doubled middle root letter. Form II verbs predictably form their verbal nouns on the pattern of 'taf'eel'. Knowing this rule allows you to easily build the masdar تكريس to complete the كل التكريس structure without having to memorize the noun separately.
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