الطوق جديد.

The collar is new.

Breakdown of الطوق جديد.

• جديد: new
• طوق: the dog collar; collar

Questions & Answers about الطوق جديد.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

• الطوق جديد
• literally: the collar new
• naturally: the collar is new

This kind of sentence is called a nominal sentence.

If you want another tense, then Arabic does use extra words, for example:

• كان الطوق جديد = the collar was new
• رح يكون الطوق جديد = the collar will be new

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What does ال mean in الطوق?

ال is the Arabic definite article, meaning the.

So:

• طوق = a collar / collar
• الطوق = the collar

In this sentence, الطوق is definite, just like the collar in English.

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Why is الطوق not pronounced exactly like al-t...?

Because ط is a sun letter. In Arabic, when ال comes before a sun letter, the l sound blends into the next consonant.

So although it is written:

• الطوق