Word
بعد الاجتماع، بعتتلي تقرير تاني عن الشغل.
Meaning
After the meeting, she sent me another report about the work.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about بعد الاجتماع، بعتتلي تقرير تاني عن الشغل.
What does بعد الاجتماع mean grammatically in this sentence?
It is a time expression meaning after the meeting.
- بعد = after
- الاجتماع = the meeting
Together, they set the time for the main action: the sending happened after the meeting.
In Levantine, putting this kind of phrase at the beginning is very natural:
- بعد الاجتماع، ...
- بعد الشغل، ...
- بعد العشا، ...
It works like English After the meeting, ....
Why is الاجتماع written with الـ?
Because it refers to a specific meeting, not just meetings in general.
So:
- اجتماع = a meeting
- الاجتماع = the meeting
After بعد, Arabic can take either a definite or indefinite noun, depending on meaning:
- بعد اجتماع = after a meeting
- بعد الاجتماع = after the meeting
Here, الـ tells you the speaker has a particular meeting in mind.
How is بعتتلي put together?