محطة الباص بعيدة عن بيت ابي، بس قريبة من بيتي.

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Breakdown of محطة الباص بعيدة عن بيت ابي، بس قريبة من بيتي.

• من: from
• بيت: house
• بس: but

Questions & Answers about محطة الباص بعيدة عن بيت ابي، بس قريبة من بيتي.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Arabic, the present tense often has no written or spoken verb for is/are in simple statements.

So:

• محطة الباص بعيدة = The bus stop is far
• literally: Bus stop far

This is called a nominal sentence.
If you wanted was, you would usually add كان or one of its forms.

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Why are بعيدة and قريبة feminine?

Because they describe محطة, and محطة is a feminine singular noun.

Arabic adjectives normally agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness in many contexts

So:

• محطة = feminine
• بعيدة = feminine form of far
• قريبة = feminine form of close

If the noun were masculine, you would use:

• بعيد
• قريب

For example:

• الموقف بعيد = The stop is far

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Why does Arabic use عن after بعيدة, but من after قريبة?