يختار البعض هذا السعر.

Breakdown of يختار البعض هذا السعر.

هذا
this
سعر
price
يختار
to choose
البعضal-ba'd
some; some people

Questions & Answers about يختار البعض هذا السعر.

Why is يختار singular, even though البعض means more than one person?

Because البعض is grammatically a singular masculine noun in Arabic, even when it refers to some people.

So Arabic treats it like a singular subject:

  • يختار البعض = literally, the some chooses
  • natural English: some choose or some people choose

That is why the verb is يختار and not يختارون.


What exactly does البعض mean here?

البعض means some, some people, or some of them, depending on context.

A useful distinction is:

  • بعض = some of ... and usually expects something after it
    • بعض الناس = some people
  • البعض = some / some people / some of them as a more complete standalone expression

So in this sentence, البعض works by itself and means something like some people.


Why does the sentence start with the verb?

Because this is a very common Arabic sentence pattern: verb + subject + object.

Here the structure is:

  • يختار = verb
  • البعض = subject
  • هذا السعر = object

So the sentence is a normal verbal sentence in Arabic.

You could also say:

  • البعض يختار هذا السعر

That version is also correct, but it gives a little more emphasis to البعض as the topic.


What form is يختار, and what is its root?

يختار is the present tense of اختار, meaning to choose.

  • past: اختار
  • present: يختار

Its root is خ ي ر.
This verb is a derived form, not the basic Form I pattern.

For a learner, the most useful thing is simply to remember:

  • اختار = chose
  • يختار = chooses / is choosing

How do you pronounce يختار?

It is pronounced approximately:

yakhtāru

A few pronunciation notes:

  • يـ = ya
  • خ is the throaty kh sound, like in German Bach or Scottish loch
  • ـتار has a long ā sound

A rough stress pattern is:

  • yakh-TAA-ru

In normal pausal pronunciation at the end of a sentence, you may hear it more like yakhtār.


Why is there no preposition before هذا السعر?

Because اختار / يختار is a transitive verb: it takes a direct object.

So Arabic says:

  • يختار هذا السعر = he chooses this price

No preposition like to or for is needed.

This is similar to English choose something.


Why is it هذا السعر and not السعر هذا?

In standard Arabic, the normal order with a demonstrative is:

  • هذا + noun
  • هذه + noun

So:

  • هذا السعر = this price
  • هذا الكتاب = this book

That is the standard MSA pattern.
The noun after the demonstrative is definite, so it normally has الـ:

  • هذا السعر
  • not هذا سعر

What are the case endings in this sentence?

If fully vocalized, the sentence is:

يختارُ البعضُ هذا السعرَ

Here is why:

  • يختارُ: present tense verb in the indicative
  • البعضُ: subject, so it is nominative
  • هذا السعرَ: direct object phrase, so it is accusative

A small detail:

  • هذا itself does not show the case ending clearly in the same way a regular noun does
  • the noun السعرَ shows the accusative ending

In everyday unvowelled writing, these endings are usually not written.


Why is السعر definite?

Because it is part of the phrase هذا السعر = this price.

In Arabic, when a noun follows a demonstrative like هذا or هذه, the noun is normally definite, so it usually takes الـ.

Compare:

  • هذا السعر = this price
  • هذه السيارة = this car

So the definiteness is required by the demonstrative structure.


Does السعر only mean price?

Not always. السعر can mean:

  • price
  • rate
  • fare
  • charge

The exact meaning depends on context.

For example:

  • in a shop: price
  • in finance or exchange: rate
  • in transportation: fare

So in this sentence, the best meaning depends on the larger context, even though price is often the default choice.

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