Breakdown of اتفقنا على الخروجة يوم الجمعة.
يوم
day
على
on
الجمعةel-gom'a
Friday
الخروجةal-khurooga
the outing
Questions & Answers about اتفقنا على الخروجة يوم الجمعة.
What does اتفقنا break down into?
اتفقنا means we agreed.
It breaks down like this:
- اتفق = to agree
- -نا = we
So the subject we is already built into the verb. That is why there is no separate word like إحنا required here.
A common Egyptian pronunciation is ittefaʔna, where the letter ق is often pronounced like a glottal stop ʔ.
Why is there no separate word for we?
Because Arabic verbs usually already show the subject.
In اتفقنا, the ending -نا tells you the subject is we. So:
- اتفقت = I agreed
- اتفقنا = we agreed
You can add إحنا before it for emphasis:
- إحنا اتفقنا على الخروجة يوم الجمعة
That would sound like we agreed..., with extra emphasis on we.
What does على mean here? Is it literally on?
Literally, على often means on or upon, but here it is part of the expression اتفق على.
So means: