معاينة الشقة اليوم، ومدة العقد مهمة.

today

Breakdown of معاينة الشقة اليوم، ومدة العقد مهمة.

• مهم: important
• مدة العقد: lease term
• معاينة الشقة: apartment viewing; inspection

Questions & Answers about معاينة الشقة اليوم، ومدة العقد مهمة.

Why is there no verb in this sentence?

Because Arabic often uses nominal sentences in the present tense, with no word for is/are.

This sentence is best read as two clauses:

• معاينة الشقة اليوم = The apartment viewing is today
• ومدة العقد مهمة = And the contract term is important

So Arabic does not need a separate present-tense verb here.
If you wanted the past or future, you would usually add a verb such as كانت or ستكون.

What exactly does معاينة mean here?

معاينة is a verbal noun (called a maṣdar) from the verb عاين, which means to inspect, to examine, or to view.

So معاينة can mean things like:

• viewing
• inspection
• examining

In this sentence, it works like a noun, not a verb. That is why it can be the subject of a nominal sentence.

Why is الشقة placed after معاينة?

Because معاينة الشقة is a noun phrase meaning the viewing of the apartment or viewing the apartment.

This is an with a verbal noun: