ناقشنا المسالة.

to discuss

Breakdown of ناقشنا المسالة.

• مسالة: matter; issue

Questions & Answers about ناقشنا المسالة.

How do I pronounce ناقشنا المسالة in Levantine?

A natural Levantine-style pronunciation would be something like nāʔašna l-masʔale in many urban accents.

A few notes:

• ناقشنا can sound like nāqašna or nāʔašna, depending on how the speaker pronounces ق.
• المسألة is often pronounced il-masʔale or, when connected after the verb, just l-masʔale.
• The final ة is usually heard as -e in Levantine speech.

So the whole sentence may sound closer to nāʔašna l-masʔale than to a very formal reading.

What does ناقشنا break down into?

ناقشنا breaks down as:

• ناقش = he discussed
• -نا = we

So ناقشنا means we discussed.

A very common thing for learners to notice is that there seems to be نا twice:

• the نا at the beginning is just part of the verb pattern ناقش
• the -نا at the end is the actual ending meaning we

So only the ending -نا is the subject marker.

Is there a separate word for we in this sentence?

No. Arabic often puts the subject inside the verb itself.