Breakdown of جودة الصورة والدقة مهمين.
مهمmuhimm
important
جودة الصورةgawdet el-sûra
the image quality
الدقةed-diqqa
the resolution
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Questions & Answers about جودة الصورة والدقة مهمين.
Why is there no word for are in this sentence?
Because Arabic usually leaves out the present-tense verb to be.
So:
- جودة الصورة والدقة مهمين
- literally: the image quality and the resolution important
- natural English: The image quality and the resolution are important
This is very normal in Arabic. In the present tense, nominal sentences often have no written or spoken is/are/am.
What does جودة الصورة literally mean?
It is an iḍāfa construction, often called a possessive or of construction.
- جودة = quality
- الصورة = the image / the picture
So جودة الصورة literally means:
- quality of the image
- or more naturally, image quality
Arabic often expresses this kind of idea by putting two nouns together, instead of using a separate word like of.
Why is it جودة الصورة and not الجودة الصورة?