الكلب المجروح بالعيادة.

The injured dog is at the clinic.

Breakdown of الكلب المجروح بالعيادة.

• كلب: dog
• عيادة: clinic
• مجروح: injured; wounded

Questions & Answers about الكلب المجروح بالعيادة.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

الكلب المجروح بالعيادة
literally looks like: the dog injured at-the-clinic

But the natural meaning is:

The injured dog is at the clinic.

This is a very common Arabic pattern called a nominal sentence. The idea of is is understood automatically from context.

If you wanted a more explicit version, speakers might also say:

الكلب المجروح موجود بالعيادة
= The injured dog is at the clinic / is موجود at the clinic

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What is المجروح exactly? Is it an adjective or a verb?

المجروح is functioning like an adjective here, meaning injured or wounded.

More specifically, it is a passive participle from the root ج-ر-ح, which has to do with wounding or injuring.

So:

• جرح = he injured / wounded
• مجروح = injured / wounded

In this sentence, المجروح describes الكلب, so:

الكلب المجروح = the injured dog

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Why does the adjective come after the noun?

In Arabic, adjectives normally come after the noun they describe.