Breakdown of فازت سياسية شابة في الانتخابات.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
فازfâza
to win
شابshâbbun
young man / youth
انتخاباتintikhâbât
elections
سياسيsiyâsiyy
politician
Questions & Answers about فازت سياسية شابة في الانتخابات.
Why is the preposition في used here when the English translation is just "won the elections"?
In Arabic, the verb فاز (to win) usually requires a preposition like في (in) or بـ (with) to connect to what was won. While English uses a direct object, Arabic literally says "won in the elections" (فازت في الانتخابات).
How does the word order in this sentence work?
This is a standard Arabic verbal sentence, which follows a Verb-Subject order. It starts with the verb فازت (won), followed by the subject سياسية (politician), then her adjective شابة (young), and ends with the prepositional phrase في الانتخابات.
I know the word سياسة means "politics". How does it become the word for a female politician here?
To turn a concept into a profession or person, Arabic often uses a "nisba" (relational) adjective. By taking the base of سياسة (politics) and adding the feminine suffix, we get سياسية, which acts as a noun meaning "female politician".
Why does the verb فازت have a ـت suffix?
The ـت (taa) at the end of فازت is the standard feminine marker for past tense verbs. Because the subject سياسية is a woman, the verb must agree in gender.
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