Breakdown of دخل المدير وتحدث عن دخل الشركة.
الal
the
وwa
and
مديرmudîr
manager
دخلdakhala
to enter
شركةsharika
company
عن'an
about / from (far from) / on the basis of (merit)
تحدثtahaddatha
to talk, to speak
دخلdakhl
income
Questions & Answers about دخل المدير وتحدث عن دخل الشركة.
The word دخل appears twice in this sentence. Are they the same word?
No, they are two different words that look identical when written without short vowel marks. The first دخل is a verb meaning "he entered" (pronounced dakhala). The second دخل is a noun meaning "income" (pronounced dakhl). As a B2 learner, you will often need to rely on the context of the sentence to tell such identical-looking words apart.
The English translation says "came in". Why does the Arabic use دخل instead of a word for "came"?
Arabic prefers highly specific verbs for movement rather than combining a simple verb with a preposition. دخل explicitly means "to enter" a physical space. While English relies on phrasal verbs like "came in" or "went in", Arabic uses the single, precise verb دخل.
Why doesn't the second دخل have the definite article ال if it refers to "the" company's income?
It is the first part of an Idafa, which is the Arabic possessive structure. In an Idafa, the first word (دخل) is the thing being owned and it never takes the definite article ال. It is still considered grammatically definite because it is attached to the definite owner (الشركة).
Why do we use the preposition عن after تحدث?
The verb تحدث is a Form V verb meaning "to speak" or "to converse". It naturally pairs with the preposition عن (about) to introduce the topic of conversation. Just like in English, certain verbs demand specific prepositions, and تحدث عن is a core pair you should memorize together.
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