Questions & Answers about الفريق الآخر يخسر بعد هدف.
Why does الآخر come after الفريق?
Because الآخر is functioning like an adjective here: الفريق الآخر = the other team.
In Arabic, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. They also agree with the noun in:
- definiteness
- gender
- number
- case
So:
- الفريق = the team
- الآخر = the other
Since الفريق is definite because of الـ, the adjective must also be definite: الآخر.
Why does الآخر also have الـ?
Because Arabic adjectives must match the noun in definiteness.
Here, الفريق is definite: the team.
So the adjective must also be definite:
- الفريق الآخر = the other team
If you removed الـ from the adjective and said الفريق آخر, that would not be correct standard adjective agreement in this context.
Why is the verb يخسر singular even though a team has many players?
Because is grammatically a in Arabic.