البيطري مع الكلب.

The veterinarian is with the dog.

Breakdown of البيطري مع الكلب.

• مع: with
• كلب: dog
• بيطري: the veterinarian; vet

Questions & Answers about البيطري مع الكلب.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Levantine Arabic, as in Arabic generally, the present-tense to be is usually not said in simple sentences like this.

So:

• البيطري مع الكلب
• literally: the vet with the dog
• naturally: The vet is with the dog

Arabic just leaves out is here.
If you wanted another tense, then you would add a verb, for example:

• كان البيطري مع الكلب = The vet was with the dog

What exactly does البيطري mean here?

البيطري means the veterinarian or the vet.

The base word بيطري can also have the sense of veterinary, depending on context, but in this sentence it is being used as a noun: the vet.

If you wanted a feminine form, you would usually say:

• البيطرية = the female vet

Why do both words have الـ at the beginning?

الـ is the Arabic definite article, equivalent to the.

So:

• البيطري = the vet
• الكلب = the dog

English also often uses the with both nouns in a sentence like this, so this is very normal.