لدي سؤال بشأن عقد الإيجار.

with/at (in one’s possession)

Breakdown of لدي سؤال بشأن عقد الإيجار.

• سؤال: question
• عقد إيجار: rental agreement
• بشأن: regarding; concerning

Questions & Answers about لدي سؤال بشأن عقد الإيجار.

Why does the sentence start with لدي instead of a separate word for I have?

Arabic does not usually use a direct verb equivalent to English to have in this kind of sentence.

لدي literally means something like with me / in my possession:

• لدى = with, in the possession of
• ـي = my / me

So لدي سؤال literally means There is a question with me, which is the normal Arabic way to say I have a question.

A very similar form is عندي سؤال. In many contexts, that is also natural and common.

What is the difference between لدي and عندي?

Both can often mean I have, but there is a slight difference in tone and usage.

• لدي is often felt to be a bit more formal or written.
• عندي is very common in everyday speech and also appears in writing.

So:

• لدي سؤال بشأن عقد الإيجار = a formal/neutral written way to say it
• عندي سؤال بشأن عقد الإيجار = also correct, often a bit more conversational

In Modern Standard Arabic, لدي fits very well in formal writing.

What exactly is بشأن doing in the sentence?

بشأن means , , or .