Word
على الرغم من الحائط القديم، يركب أبي الرف.
Meaning
Despite the old wall, my father installs the shelf.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Questions & Answers about على الرغم من الحائط القديم، يركب أبي الرف.
What does على الرغم من mean, and should I learn it as a single chunk?
Yes. على الرغم من is a very common fixed expression meaning despite or in spite of.
It is best to learn it as one unit, rather than translating each word separately. In real usage, Arabic speakers treat it much like English despite.
Examples:
- على الرغم من المطر = despite the rain
- على الرغم من التعب = despite the tiredness
If a full clause follows, Arabic often uses على الرغم من أن:
- على الرغم من أن الحائط قديم = although the wall is old
Why is there a من after على الرغم?
Because على الرغم من is the normal set phrase.
The من is not optional in standard usage here. After من, the following noun phrase is in the genitive case.
So, with full case endings, this part would be:
- على الرغم من الحائطِ القديمِ
In normal unvowelled writing, those case endings are usually not shown, so you just see:
- على الرغم من الحائط القديم
Why is it الحائط القديم and not الحائط القديمة?
Because is a noun in Arabic.