Breakdown of كانت المراجعة مكثفة، ورغم ذلك نسيت بعض الأجوبة.
الal
the
وwa
and
نسيnasiya
to forget
جوابjawâb
answer
بعضba'd
some
كانkâna
to be
مراجعةmurâja'a
review
مكثفmukaththaf
intensive
رغم ذلكraghma dhâlika
despite that
Questions & Answers about كانت المراجعة مكثفة، ورغم ذلك نسيت بعض الأجوبة.
Why is مكثفة the predicate here, and what grammatical case should it be in if read aloud?
It should be read as مكثفةً in the accusative case. This is because it is the predicate of the verb كانت. Remember that كان makes its predicate accusative, while its subject, المراجعة, remains nominative.
How do we know from the shape of the word مكثفة that it means intensified rather than intensifying?
The word مكثفة is a Form II passive participle. We know it is passive because it takes an a-vowel (fatha) on the middle root letter, the ث. If it were the active participle, meaning intensifying, it would take an i-vowel (kasra) on that middle consonant instead.
Are رغم ذلك and بالرغم من ذلك interchangeable in this sentence?
Yes, they mean the exact same thing. Using رغم ذلك is simply a more concise way to say despite that by omitting the preposition, which is very common and natural in Modern Standard Arabic.
The word الأجوبة is used for answers. How is this different from the word إجابات?
They both mean answers, but they come from different singular nouns that share the same root. الأجوبة is the broken plural of جواب. On the other hand, إجابات is the regular plural of إجابة, which is a Form IV verbal noun. You will see both used interchangeably in modern texts.
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