Breakdown of ينتظر المرشد خلف مدخل المتحف.
ينتظر
to wait
خلف
behind
مرشدmurshid
guide
مدخل المتحفmadkhal al-mut'haf
museum entrance
Questions & Answers about ينتظر المرشد خلف مدخل المتحف.
Why does the sentence start with ينتظر instead of المرشد?
In Modern Standard Arabic, it is very common for a sentence to begin with the verb. So ينتظر المرشد is a normal verb–subject order.
This gives a natural, neutral meaning: The guide is waiting.
You could also say:
المرشد ينتظر خلف مدخل المتحف
That is also correct, but it puts a little more focus on the guide as the topic.
What tense is ينتظر?
ينتظر is in the imperfect form, 3rd person masculine singular.
Depending on context, the Arabic imperfect can mean:
- waits
- is waiting
- sometimes will wait
In this sentence, the most natural reading is is waiting or waits.
Its dictionary form is انتظر = to wait.
Why is ينتظر masculine singular?
Because the subject is المرشد, which is a singular masculine noun meaning the guide.
So:
- ينتظر = he waits / is waiting
- المرشد = the guide
They match in gender and number.
What is the grammatical role of المرشد here?