Breakdown of نستخدم حواسنا الخمس كل يوم.
الal
the
ناnâ
our / us (object) / we (subject suffix on past verb)
يومyawm
day
استخدمistakhdama
to use
Questions & Answers about نستخدم حواسنا الخمس كل يوم.
Why is the number five written as الخمس without a ة (taa marbuta) at the end?
In Arabic, numbers from 3 to 10 have reverse gender agreement with the noun they count. We always look at the singular form to determine this. The singular of حواس (senses) is the feminine word حاسة, so the number describing it must be masculine, dropping the ة to become خمس.
Why does الخمس have the definite article ال when the noun it describes, حواسنا, does not?
A noun with an attached possessive pronoun like نا (our) is considered grammatically definite. Because الخمس acts as an adjective describing our senses, it must match this definiteness by taking the prefix ال.
What grammatical case does كل (every) take here?
What is the root of حواس (senses), and why does it have a shadda?
The root is ح-س-س, which relates to feeling or perceiving. The broken plural حواس follows a pattern that would normally separate the last two root letters, but because they are identical, they merge together under a shadda on the letter seen.