صاحبي توظف.

My friend got a job.

Breakdown of صاحبي توظف.

• صاحب: friend
• توظف: to get a job; become employed

Questions & Answers about صاحبي توظف.

What does صاحبي mean exactly?

صاحبي means my friend or my buddy.

In this sentence, it refers to a male friend. If you wanted to say my female friend, you would usually say صاحبتي in Levantine.

Why is there a -ي at the end of صاحبي?

The -ي is the possessive ending meaning my.

So:

• صاحب = friend / companion
• صاحبي = my friend

This is very common in Arabic: you often attach possessive endings directly to the noun instead of using a separate word like my.

What does توظف mean here?

Here توظف means got a job, became employed, or was hired.

It does not mean employed someone else.
It describes what happened to the friend: he himself got employment.

A helpful way to think of it is:

• وظّف = he employed someone
• توظّف = he got employed / he found work

Is توظف past tense?