الفائز فقط يحسب النتيجة.

فقط means only or just.

In this sentence, it comes after الفائز, so it limits that word:

• الفائز فقط = only the winner

This is a very common Arabic pattern: فقط often comes after the word or phrase it is focusing on.

Compare:

• الفائز فقط يحسب النتيجة = only the winner calculates/counts the result
• الفائز يحسب النتيجة فقط = the winner calculates/counts only the result

So the position of فقط matters.

It is originally an active participle, but here it is being used like a noun.

• Base verb: فاز = to win
• Active participle: فائز = winning / winner

With الـ, it becomes الفائز = the winner

So in this sentence, it functions as a noun: the person who won.

It can also function more adjectivally in other contexts, for example:

• الطالب الفائز = the winning student / the student who won

الـ is the definite article, like the in English.

So:

• فائز = a winner / winner
• الفائز = the winner

Arabic often uses definiteness very clearly, and here the sentence is talking about a specific or contextually known winner, so الـ is used.

Because Arabic verbs already include subject information.

يحسب already tells you:

• 3rd person
• masculine
• singular

So it already carries the meaning he calculates/counts.

Since the subject الفائز is also stated explicitly, Arabic does not need a separate pronoun like هو. Adding هو would usually sound unnecessary unless you want extra emphasis.

يحسب is in the imperfect form.

In English, the imperfect can correspond to several ideas depending on context, such as:

• simple present: calculates / counts
• habitual present: usually calculates / counts
• sometimes near future: will calculate / count

In this sentence, it most naturally sounds like a present or general statement.

For comparison:

• حسب = he calculated / counted
• سيحسب = he will calculate / count

It can mean several related things, depending on context, such as:

• count
• calculate
• reckon
• sometimes consider / think

With النتيجة (the result), the most natural meaning is usually calculate or work out the result.

So the exact English choice depends on the meaning you were given, but grammatically يحسب is the verb doing that job.

Because it has الـ, so it means the result, not a result.

Arabic often uses the definite article when the thing is specific, known from context, or understood as the relevant one.

So:

• نتيجة = a result
• النتيجة = the result

In this sentence, it refers to a particular result/outcome, so the definite form is natural.

It is the direct object, so it is in the accusative case.

If the sentence were fully vocalized, you would write:

• الفائزُ فقط يحسبُ النتيجةَ

Here:

• الفائزُ is nominative
• النتيجةَ is accusative

In normal everyday Arabic writing, these short case endings are usually not written, so learners often have to infer them from the grammar.

Because it starts with الفائز, learners often notice that it does not begin with the verb.

A useful way to understand it is:

• الفائز فقط = the topic / subject phrase
• يحسب النتيجة = the predicate, which is a verbal clause

So in practice, you can think of it as a sentence that starts with the subject for emphasis: the winner alone is the one who calculates the result.

If Arabic wanted a more basic verb-first order, it could also say:

• يحسب الفائز فقط النتيجة

Both are possible, but starting with الفائز فقط gives that part extra prominence.

Yes, but the emphasis can change, and moving فقط can also change what only applies to.

For example:

• الفائز فقط يحسب النتيجة = only the winner calculates the result
• يحسب الفائز فقط النتيجة = also possible; still focuses on only the winner
• الفائز يحسب النتيجة فقط = the winner calculates only the result

So Arabic word order is flexible, but it is not random. Position affects emphasis and sometimes meaning.

The verb would change to match.

For a feminine singular subject:

• الفائزة فقط تحسب النتيجة = only the female winner calculates the result

For a masculine plural subject:

• الفائزون فقط يحسبون النتيجة = only the winners calculate the result

This is a useful pattern to watch in Arabic: the verb changes for gender and number.

The pronunciation of الـ depends on the first letter of the word after it.

• الفائز begins with ف, which is a moon letter, so the l sound is pronounced:

  • al-fāʾiz

• النتيجة begins with ن, which is a sun letter, so the l sound assimilates to n:

  • an-natīja

So although both words are written with الـ, they are pronounced differently.

Also, in الفائز, the ء (hamza) is a real consonant, so in careful pronunciation there is a small break:

• fā-ʾiz rather than a fully smooth fāyiz.