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Questions & Answers about صار حادث مبارح.
How do I pronounce صار حادث مبارح?
A common Levantine pronunciation is:
ṣār ḥādes mbāreḥ
You may also hear slight regional variations, such as ḥādis instead of ḥādes, or mbāriḥ / imbāreḥ instead of mbāreḥ.
A few sound notes:
- ص in صار is an emphatic s, often written ṣ
- ح in حادث and مبارح is a strong breathy throat sound, written ḥ
- ث in حادث is usually pronounced s in Levantine, not like English th
So a learner-friendly approximation is:
saar haa-des mbaa-reḥ
What does صار mean here?
Here, صار means happened.
Its basic meaning is often became, but in Levantine it is also very commonly used to mean happen or take place.
For example:
- شو صار؟ = What happened?
- صار حادث = An accident happened
So in this sentence, صار is not really became in the English sense. It is the normal colloquial way to say that something occurred.
Why is there no word for there in the sentence, like in There was an accident yesterday?