Word
دي الحقيقة.
Meaning
This is the truth.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about دي الحقيقة.
What does دي mean here?
دي means this in Egyptian Arabic.
More specifically, it is the feminine singular form of this. In this sentence, it matches الحقيقة, which is a feminine noun.
So:
- دي = this (feminine)
- ده = this (masculine)
Because الحقيقة is feminine, دي is the natural choice.
Why is دي feminine? What makes الحقيقة feminine?
الحقيقة is grammatically feminine, which is why Egyptian Arabic uses دي instead of ده.
A big clue is the ending ـة (called taa marbuuTa). In many Arabic words, this ending usually marks a noun as feminine.
So:
- حقيقة = a truth / a fact / reality
- الحقيقة = the truth / the reality
Since it is feminine, the demonstrative has to agree with it:
- دي الحقيقة not
- ده الحقيقة
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
In Arabic, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.
So a sentence like:
- دي الحقيقة