هذا طلب إلكتروني.

Because طلب is a masculine singular noun in Arabic, so the demonstrative must match it.

• هذا = this for masculine singular
• هذه = this for feminine singular

So:

• هذا طلب إلكتروني = This is an electronic request/application
• If the noun were feminine, you would use هذه

Even though English uses just this for both masculine and feminine nouns, Arabic makes this distinction.

In Arabic, the verb to be is usually not written or said in the present tense.

So:

• هذا طلب إلكتروني literally looks like this request electronic
• But it means This is an electronic request

This is very normal in Arabic nominal sentences.

If you wanted a past-tense version, then Arabic would use a verb, for example:

• كان هذا طلبًا إلكترونيًا = This was an electronic request

So in the present tense, the is is understood.

Because this sentence is saying This is an electronic request, not This electronic request.

There is an important difference:

• هذا طلب إلكتروني = This is an electronic request

  • The noun is indefinite
  • It identifies what the thing is

• هذا الطلب الإلكتروني = This electronic request

  • The noun is definite
  • It points to a specific known request

So the sentence you have is a very common structure:

• هذا + indefinite noun + adjective
• meaning: This is a/an ...

In Arabic, adjectives normally come after the noun they describe.

So:

• طلب إلكتروني = electronic request

Literally, Arabic says:

• request electronic

This is the usual order in Arabic, unlike English, where adjectives normally come before the noun.

More examples:

• كتاب جديد = a new book
• بيت كبير = a big house

So طلب إلكتروني follows the normal Arabic pattern.

Because Arabic adjectives must agree with the noun they describe.

They usually match in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness
• case

Here:

• طلب is masculine singular indefinite
• so إلكتروني must also be masculine singular indefinite

That is why you get:

• طلب إلكتروني

If the noun were feminine, the adjective would also become feminine:

• استمارة إلكترونية = an electronic form

If the noun were definite, the adjective would also become definite:

• الطلب الإلكتروني = the electronic request

In fully vocalized Modern Standard Arabic, it would typically be:

• هٰذا طَلَبٌ إِلِكْتُرُونِيٌّ

Here is what is happening:

• هذا is a demonstrative pronoun and does not change like a regular noun
• طلبٌ is the predicate of the sentence, so it is in the nominative
• إلكترونيٌّ is an adjective describing طلب, so it also takes the nominative

That is why both end with ـٌ in full vocalization.

In everyday writing, these short vowels are usually omitted, so you normally just see:

• هذا طلب إلكتروني

A common pronunciation is:

• hādhā ṭalab ʾiliktirūniyy

If you pronounce the full endings in careful MSA, it would be closer to:

• hādhā ṭalabun ʾiliktirūniyyun

A few pronunciation notes:

• ذ in هذا sounds like the th in this
• ط is an emphatic t
• إ at the beginning of إلكتروني is a clear glottal stop plus i
• يّ in إلكترونيّ gives a doubled yy sound

Depending on teaching style, you may see slightly different transliterations, but the basic pronunciation is the same.

Because the word begins with a real vowel onset in Arabic spelling, and Arabic writes that with hamza here:

• إلكتروني

This word is a modern borrowed/adapted word meaning electronic. In Arabic spelling, the initial sound is written with إ.

So the beginning is pronounced something like:

• ʾi-

not just a bare English-style e-.

This is normal for many modern borrowed terms in Arabic.

Yes, but it means something a little different.

• هذا طلب إلكتروني = This is an electronic request
• هذا الطلب الإلكتروني = This electronic request or This is the electronic request

The version with الـ sounds more definite and specific. It usually refers to a particular request already known in the context.

So both are correct, but they are used in different situations.

In sentences like this, هذا is usually treated as a demonstrative pronoun: this.

The structure is:

• هذا = the subject/topic
• طلب إلكتروني = the predicate/information about it

So the sentence is basically:

• This
  • [is] an electronic request

That is why the noun after it can be indefinite here.

By contrast, in:

• هذا الطلب الإلكتروني

the demonstrative is part of a definite noun phrase: this electronic request.

So the structure changes depending on whether the noun is indefinite or definite.

طلب is a common Arabic noun that can mean things like:

• request
• application
• sometimes order, depending on context

In administrative or digital contexts, طلب إلكتروني often means:

• electronic request
• online application
• digital submission/request

The exact English translation depends on the situation, but grammatically the Arabic structure stays the same.

Usually, no.

In formal Arabic, when you stop at the end of an utterance, you normally drop the final case vowel.

So in continuous careful reading:

• هٰذا طَلَبٌ إِلِكْتُرُونِيٌّ
• hādhā ṭalabun ʾiliktirūniyyun

But when stopping at the end, you would typically say something more like:

• hādhā ṭalab ʾiliktirūniyy

This is a very common feature of Arabic pronunciation called pausal form.