Breakdown of أشار المدرب إلى أخطاء اللاعبين.
الal
the
إلىilâ
to
مدربmudarrib
trainer
خطأkhata'
mistake
لاعبlâ'ib
player
أشارashâra
to point / to indicate
Questions & Answers about أشار المدرب إلى أخطاء اللاعبين.
Why does the verb أشار pair with the preposition إلى here?
In Arabic, the Form IV verb أشار (to point, indicate, or refer) requires the preposition إلى to introduce the thing being pointed at. You can think of the combination أشار إلى as a set phrase meaning "to point out" or "to point to."
Why does اللاعبين end in ـين instead of ـون?
It is in the genitive case (majrur) because it is the second part of an Idafa (possessive construction): أخطاء اللاعبين (the players' mistakes). For regular masculine sound plurals, the genitive ending is ـين instead of the nominative ـون.
How is the word المدرب (the coach) constructed?
It is an active participle from the Form II verb دَرَّبَ (to train). In Form II, active participles are made by adding a مُـ prefix and putting a kasra on the middle root letter: مُدَرِّب (mudarrib). Literally, it means "the one who trains".
The word أخطاء (mistakes) ends in an alif and hamza (ـاء). Does that make it a diptote that cannot take a kasra?
No, it is a fully declinable noun (a triptote). While many plurals ending in ـاء are diptotes, أخطاء is an exception because the hamza is an original part of its root (خ-ط-أ). Since it is the first part of an Idafa following the preposition إلى, it takes a regular kasra: إلى أخطاءِ.
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