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Questions & Answers about الموظفة بعتتلي الاستمارة على الايميل، وانا رجعتهالها بعد ما مليتها.
Why does الموظفة end in ـة, and does that mean the employee is female?
Yes. الموظفة means the female employee.
- موظف = male employee
- موظفة = female employee
The ending ـة (called taa marbuuTa) is a very common feminine ending in Arabic.
So this sentence is specifically talking about a woman: the female employee sent me the form.
How do I break down بعتتلي?
بعتتلي can be broken down like this:
- بعتت = she sent
- لي = to me / me
So:
- بعتتلي = she sent me
A useful thing to notice is that Egyptian Arabic often attaches object pronouns directly to the verb.
Related forms:
- بعت = I sent
- بعتلك = I sent you
- بعتله = I sent him
- بعتلها = I sent her
- بعتلنا = I sent us
Why is it بعتت for she sent? It looks like there are two t sounds.