العلاقة مع صديقي مهمة.

The relationship with my friend is important.

Breakdown of العلاقة مع صديقي مهمة.

• مع: with
• صديق: friend
• مهم: important
• علاقة: relationship

Questions & Answers about العلاقة مع صديقي مهمة.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because this is a nominal sentence in Arabic. In the present tense, Arabic usually does not use a separate word for is / am / are.

So:

• العلاقة مع صديقي مهمة literally looks like:
• the relationship with my friend important

But in natural English, that means:

• The relationship with my friend is important.

If you wanted a past or future meaning, Arabic would use other words, but in the present tense, the linking verb is normally omitted.

Why does العلاقة have الـ at the beginning?

الـ is the Arabic definite article, meaning the.

So:

• علاقة = a relationship / relationship
• العلاقة = the relationship

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a specific relationship, so العلاقة is definite.

Also, the whole phrase العلاقة مع صديقي means the relationship with my friend, where مع صديقي describes which relationship is meant.

Why is مهمة feminine and not مهم?

Because العلاقة is a feminine singular noun, and the adjective describing it must agree with it in gender and number.