درجة الطحن مناسبة، انما الفلتر صغير.

The grind size is suitable, but the coffee filter is small.

Breakdown of درجة الطحن مناسبة، انما الفلتر صغير.

• صغير: small
• مناسب: suitable
• انما: but rather; however
• درجة الطحن: the grind size

Questions & Answers about درجة الطحن مناسبة، انما الفلتر صغير.

What does درجة الطحن literally mean?

Literally, it means the degree of grinding.

In natural English, especially in a coffee context, that usually comes out as:

• the grind size
• the grind setting
• the coarseness of the grind

So درجة is degree / level, and الطحن is grinding.

Why does only الطحن have الـ in درجة الطحن?

Because this is an iḍāfa construction, often called a construct phrase.

In an iḍāfa:

• the first noun usually does not take الـ
• the second noun can make the whole phrase definite

So:

• درجة الطحن = the degree of the grinding → more naturally the grind size
• even though درجة itself has no الـ, the whole phrase is definite because الطحن is definite

This is very common in Arabic.

Why is درجة pronounced with a t sound here?