Word
صاحبتي بتطحن حبوب القهوة في المطحنة.
Meaning
My friend is grinding the coffee beans in the grinder.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of صاحبتي بتطحن حبوب القهوة في المطحنة.
في
in
صاحبة
female friend
حبوب القهوةhubûb el'ahwa
coffee beans
المطحنةel-mat'hana
the grinder
Questions & Answers about صاحبتي بتطحن حبوب القهوة في المطحنة.
What does صاحبتي mean exactly? Is it my friend or my girlfriend?
صاحبتي literally means my female friend. In everyday Egyptian Arabic, it can also mean my girlfriend, depending on context.
So this word can be:
- my female friend
- my girlfriend
The ending -ي means my, and صاحبة / صاحبة is related to friend / companion. In Egyptian speech, صاحبتي is very common.
Why is the verb بتطحن feminine?
Because the subject صاحبتي refers to a female.
In Egyptian Arabic, present-tense verbs agree with the subject. For she, the verb often starts with بتـ.
So:
- هو بيطحن = he grinds / he is grinding
- هي بتطحن = she grinds / she is grinding
Since صاحبتي is feminine, بتطحن is the correct form.
Does بتطحن mean grinds or is grinding?