Breakdown of فاز فريقنا للمرة الثالثة على التوالي.
الal
the
فريقfarîq
team
ناnâ
our / us (object) / we (subject suffix on past verb)
لli
for, to (attached)
مرةmarra
time (instance)
ثالثthâlith
third
فازfâza
to win
على التوالي'alâ at-tawâlî
in a row; respectively (after a list)
Questions & Answers about فاز فريقنا للمرة الثالثة على التوالي.
What is the literal breakdown of the phrase على التوالي meaning 'in a row'?
The preposition على means 'on' or 'upon', and التوالي means 'succession' or 'sequence' (from a root meaning 'to follow'). As a fixed phrase, على التوالي is the standard and most natural way to say 'consecutively' or 'in a row'.
Why is the feminine form الثالثة (third) used here instead of the masculine الثالث?
In Arabic, ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) behave exactly like regular adjectives. They must match the noun they describe in gender, definiteness, and case. Since it modifies المرة (the time or instance), which is feminine, the adjective must be the feminine الثالثة.
Why does the word للمرة have two laam letters in a row?
This happens when the preposition لِـ (for/to) attaches to a definite noun starting with الـ (the). The first letter of the definite article (the alif) is completely dropped in spelling. So, لِـ plus المرة becomes للمرة (li-l-marra). It is a common spelling rule that is easy to overlook when reading quickly.
The word على appears at the end of the sentence. If we wanted to specify who the team won against, would we use it again?
Yes, the verb فاز (to win) specifically pairs with the preposition على to mean 'to defeat' or 'to win against'. You could say فاز فريقنا على الفريق الآخر (Our team won against the other team). In this sentence, however, the على is simply part of the fixed adverbial phrase على التوالي.
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