Word
عندي اخت صغيرة كمان.
Meaning
I also have a little sister.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Questions & Answers about عندي اخت صغيرة كمان.
Why isn’t there a verb meaning have in this sentence?
In Levantine Arabic, possession is often expressed without a separate verb have. Instead, Arabic uses عند plus a pronoun.
So عندي literally means at me or with me, but in natural English it means I have.
So:
- عندي = I have
- عندك = you have
- عندو = he has
What exactly is عندي made of?
عندي is made of:
- عند = at, with
- ـي = my / me
Together, عندي means at me, which is the normal Levantine way to say I have.
A learner-friendly way to think of it is:
- عندي أخت = I have a sister
Why is it written اخت here and not أخت?
The standard spelling is أخت with a hamza on the alif.
In casual typing, texting, or informal writing, many Arabic speakers leave the hamza off and write اخت instead. That is very common online and in everyday informal writing.
So:
- أخت = standard spelling
- اخت = informal spelling of the same word
Both refer to sister.