نأخذ السيارة بسبب الطقس.

Breakdown of نأخذ السيارة بسبب الطقس.

يأخذ
to take
الطقس
weather
السيارة
car
بسببbisababi
because of

Questions & Answers about نأخذ السيارة بسبب الطقس.

How is this sentence pronounced?

A careful MSA pronunciation is:

naʾkhudhu as-sayyārata bisababi aṭ-ṭaqsi

With full case endings, it is written:

نَأْخُذُ السَّيَّارَةَ بِسَبَبِ الطَّقْسِ

A few pronunciation notes:

  • نأخذ = naʾ-khu-dhu
    • the أ represents a glottal stop ʾ
    • خ is the throaty kh sound
  • السيارة is pronounced as-sayyāra, not al-sayyāra, because س is a sun letter, so the ل of ال assimilates
  • الطقس is pronounced aṭ-ṭaqs, not al-taqs, because ط is also a sun letter

In normal pause, many speakers would say something closer to:

naʾkhudh as-sayyāra bisabab iṭ-ṭaqs

What does نأخذ mean here?

نأخذ means we take.

It comes from the root أ-خ-ذ, which is connected with taking. In this sentence, it means we take the car or we choose to take the car.

So the structure is:

  • نأخذ = we take
  • السيارة = the car
  • بسبب الطقس = because of the weather

In context, this is a natural way to say that the car is the chosen means of transport because of the weather.

Why is there no separate word for we?

Because Arabic verbs usually already include the subject.

In نأخذ:

  • the prefix نـ shows we
  • so نأخذ by itself already means we take

Arabic often does this:

  • آخذ = I take
  • تأخذ = you take / she takes
  • يأخذ = he takes
  • نأخذ = we take

So you do not need a separate pronoun like نحن unless you want emphasis.

Why is السيارة in the sentence, and why does it have الـ?

السيارة means the car.

It has الـ because it is definite: the car, not just a car.

So:

  • سيارة = a car / car
  • السيارة = the car

In this sentence, السيارة is the direct object of نأخذ, because it is the thing being taken.

With full case endings in careful MSA, it is:

السيارةَ

The final ـَ shows the accusative case, which is common for direct objects.

Why is السيارة accusative?

Because it is the direct object of the verb نأخذ.

Arabic often marks the role of a noun with case endings:

  • subject of a verbal sentence: usually nominative
  • direct object: usually accusative
  • noun after a preposition: usually genitive

Here:

  • نأخذُ = we take
  • السيارةَ = the car → direct object, so accusative

Since السيارة is definite, you do not see tanwīn, but in full vocalization you see the accusative vowel:

السَّيَّارَةَ

Why does Arabic use بسبب here instead of لأن?

Both can express cause, but they work differently.

  • بسبب means because of and is followed by a noun
  • لأن means because and is usually followed by a full clause

So:

  • بسبب الطقس = because of the weather
  • لأن الطقس... = because the weather...

In your sentence, the cause is expressed as a noun phrase, the weather, so بسبب is a very natural choice.

For example:

  • نأخذ السيارة بسبب الطقس. = We take the car because of the weather.
  • نأخذ السيارة لأن الطقس سيئ. = We take the car because the weather is bad.
Why is الطقس after بسبب?

Because بسبب is a prepositional expression meaning because of, and it must be followed by the thing that is the cause.

So:

  • بسبب = because of
  • الطقس = the weather

Together:

بسبب الطقس = because of the weather

This functions like a prepositional phrase in the sentence.

Why is الطقس in the genitive case?

Because it comes after بـ in بسبب, and nouns after prepositions are normally genitive in Arabic.

With full endings:

  • بسببِ
  • الطقسِ

So the final vowel on الطقس is kasra in careful MSA.

Full form:

نأخذُ السيارةَ بسببِ الطقسِ

In everyday reading and speech, these case endings are often not pronounced, but they are important in formal grammar.

Can this sentence mean present time or future time?

Yes. In Arabic, the imperfect verb نأخذ can refer to:

  • present: we take
  • near future: we will take
  • habitual action: we take

The exact meaning depends on context.

So this sentence could mean:

  • We’re taking the car because of the weather
  • We take the car because of the weather
  • We will take the car because of the weather

If you want a clearer future meaning, Arabic often uses سـ or سوف:

  • سنأخذ السيارة بسبب الطقس. = We will take the car because of the weather.
Is the word order important here?

The basic order here is very normal:

  • verb
    • object
      • reason phrase

So:

نأخذ السيارة بسبب الطقس

This is a standard verbal sentence in Arabic.

You may also see other word orders for emphasis, but this one is straightforward and natural. For example, if you wanted to emphasize the car, you might rearrange things in some contexts, but for learners, the given order is the best default.

Is this sentence literally take the car, or does it really mean go by car?

It literally says take the car, but in context that often works like English take the car when choosing transportation.

So it suggests:

  • we are choosing to use the car
  • the weather is the reason for that choice

A slightly different Arabic expression would be:

  • نذهب بالسيارة = we go by car

But نأخذ السيارة is still natural if the idea is we’ll take the car instead of walking or using something else.

What is the difference between السيارة and سيارة in a sentence like this?

The difference is definiteness.

  • سيارة = a car
  • السيارة = the car

So:

  • نأخذ سيارة بسبب الطقس would mean something like we take a car because of the weather
  • نأخذ السيارة بسبب الطقس means we take the car because of the weather

In many contexts, the car sounds more natural if the speaker and listener already know which car is meant.

What are the full grammatical endings of the whole sentence in formal Arabic?

In fully vowelled, careful MSA, the sentence is:

نَأْخُذُ السَّيَّارَةَ بِسَبَبِ الطَّقْسِ

These endings are:

  • نأخذُـُ because the verb is in the indicative
  • السيارةَـَ because it is the direct object
  • بسببِـِ because of the preposition بـ
  • الطقسِـِ because it follows a preposition

In pause or less formal pronunciation, these short final vowels are often dropped, but learners should still know them for reading and grammar.

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