هاد الجزء صغير.

This part is small.

Breakdown of هاد الجزء صغير.

• هاد: this
• صغير: small
• جزء: part

Questions & Answers about هاد الجزء صغير.

What is هاد exactly? Is it the same as MSA هذا?

Yes. هاد is a Levantine form of this for a masculine singular noun. It corresponds to MSA هذا.

In different parts of the Levant, you may also hear forms like هيدا or the attached form هالـ. In this sentence, هاد points to الجزء, which is masculine singular.

Why does الجزء still have الـ after هاد? English would just say this part, not this the part.

That is normal Arabic structure.

When a demonstrative like هاد comes before a noun, the noun is usually definite, so it takes الـ:

• هاد الجزء = this part
• literally: this the-part

So even though it sounds unusual from an English point of view, it is the expected pattern.

Where is the word is in this sentence?

In Arabic, the verb to be is usually not said in the present tense.

So:

• هاد الجزء صغير
• literally: this part small
• natural English: This part is small

This kind of sentence is called a nominal sentence or verbless sentence in the present tense.