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نستخدم حواسنا الخمس كل يوم.

نستخدم حواسنا الخمس كل يوم.nastakhdimu hawâssanâ al-khamsa kulla yawmin.
We use our five senses every day.
From Lesson 360:The definite counted noun (الطلاب الثلاثة)·Arabic (Modern Standard)

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?
It takes a fatha to become كُلَّ, making it accusative (mansub). This is because the phrase كل يوم functions as an adverb of time to show when the action happens. The following word, يوم, is in the genitive case (majrur) because it forms an idafa (possessive structure) with كل.
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.

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