Breakdown of تحدث الصحفي مع مسؤول في الحكومة.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
معma'a
with
حكومةhukûma
government
صحفيsuhufî
journalist; press (adj.)
تحدثtahaddatha
to talk, to speak
مسؤولmas'ûl
an official (person in charge)
Questions & Answers about تحدث الصحفي مع مسؤول في الحكومة.
Why do we use the preposition مع (with) here instead of بـ?
The verb تحدث (to talk or converse) pairs with مع or إلى when you are talking with or to a person. You would use بـ if you were talking about something or speaking in a certain language.
Why is the hamza in مسؤول written on a waw (ؤ)?
Middle hamza spelling depends on vowel strength. In مسؤول, the letter before the hamza has no vowel (sukoon), and the hamza itself has a u sound (dhamma). Since the u sound is stronger than having no vowel, the hamza sits on a waw, which is the letter that matches that sound.
How does the word الصحفي (the journalist) get its meaning?
It uses a nisba ending, which turns a noun into a related adjective or person. By taking the root concept of press or newspaper (صحافة or صحيفة) and adding the suffix ـي, it describes someone who belongs to that field: a journalist.
What case ending does مسؤول take in this sentence if read aloud with full grammar?
It takes the genitive case (majrur) because it follows the preposition مع. Since it is indefinite (an official, not the official), it gets a kasratayn ending, pronounced as mas'uulin.
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