الطاولة بنية.

table

Breakdown of الطاولة بنية.

• بني: brown

Questions & Answers about الطاولة بنية.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So الطاولة بنية is a complete sentence by itself.

Compare:

• الطاولة بنية = present tense
• كانت الطاولة بنية = the table was brown

This is very normal in Arabic and is one of the first differences English speakers notice.

Why does the adjective come after the noun?

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

So:

• طاولة بنية = a brown table
• not the other way around

In your sentence, the order is still noun first, then adjective:

• الطاولة = the subject
• بنية = the description/predicate

That noun-first pattern is the normal one here.

Why is it بنية and not بني?

Because طاولة is a feminine noun, and the adjective has to agree with it.

So:

• masculine: بني
• feminine: بنية

Arabic adjectives usually match the noun in gender and number.

For example:

• = the chair is brown