مع ان الخيمة صغيرة، هي كويسة.

Although the tent is small, it is good.

Breakdown of مع ان الخيمة صغيرة، هي كويسة.

• كويس: good
• صغير: small
• هي: it
• مع ان: although; even though

Questions & Answers about مع ان الخيمة صغيرة، هي كويسة.

What does مع إن mean in this sentence?

مع إن means although, even though, or despite the fact that.

So:

• مع إن الخيمة صغيرة = Although the tent is small

It introduces a contrast: one thing is true, but another thing is still true as well.

In Egyptian Arabic, this is a very common way to say although/even though.

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Why is there no word for is in الخيمة صغيرة?

In Arabic, the present-tense to be is usually not said in sentences like this.

So:

• الخيمة صغيرة literally looks like the tent small
• but it means the tent is small

This is normal in both Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.

If you wanted a different tense, then a verb would appear:

• الخيمة كانت صغيرة = the tent was small
• الخيمة هتكون صغيرة = the tent will be small

But in the present tense, Arabic normally leaves is/are unstated.

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Why is هي used in the second part?

هي here means she/it, and it refers back to الخيمة.

Because الخيمة is a feminine noun, the pronoun used for it is .