هاي الطريقة سهلة.

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Breakdown of هاي الطريقة سهلة.

• سهل: easy
• طريقة: way; method

Questions & Answers about هاي الطريقة سهلة.

What does each word in هاي الطريقة سهلة mean?

• هاي = this for a feminine singular noun
• الطريقة = the method / the way
• سهلة = easy

So the structure is literally something like this the-method easy.

Why is it هاي and not هاد?

Because الطريقة is a feminine noun in Arabic.

In Levantine:

• هاد is commonly used with masculine singular
• هاي is commonly used with feminine singular

So:

• هاد الكتاب = this book
• هاي الطريقة = this method / this way

Depending on the region, you may also hear other feminine forms like هيدي.

How do I know that الطريقة is feminine?

A very common clue is the ending ـة (called taa marbuuTa in formal Arabic spelling). Many nouns ending in ـة are feminine.

So طريقة is feminine, and that affects:

1. the demonstrative: هاي
2. the adjective: سهلة

That is why you do not say هاي الطريقة سهل here. The adjective has to match the feminine noun, so it becomes سهلة.

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