الفني يفعل الاشتراك قرب المقبس.

A simple breakdown is:

• الفني = the technician. This is the subject/topic of the sentence.
• يفعل = a present/imperfect verb. Depending on how it is read, it can mean does or activates/enables.
• الاشتراك = the direct object: the subscription / connection / participation, depending on context.
• قرب = near, literally nearness, used here as an adverb of place.
• المقبس = the socket / outlet, linked to قرب.

So structurally, it is basically: The technician + does/activates + the subscription/connection + near the socket.

Because normal Arabic writing usually leaves out short vowels and the shadda.

So يفعل on the page can represent different fully vocalized forms, including:

• يَفْعَلُ = he does
• يُفَعِّلُ = he activates / enables

If the meaning shown to the learner is something like activates, then the intended reading is probably يُفَعِّلُ, even though the bare spelling looks the same.

This is very common in Arabic: context tells you which reading is meant.

فني is a nisba adjective, meaning something like technical / professional / artistic, depending on context. Arabic often uses adjectives as nouns when the meaning is obvious.

So:

• فني = technical / technician
• الفني = the technician

The final -ي is part of the word itself. It is not the possessive ending my.

A feminine form would be الفنية for the female technician.

Because الـ is the Arabic definite article, like the in English.

So here you have:

• الفني = the technician
• الاشتراك = the subscription/connection
• المقبس = the socket/outlet

This usually means the speaker has specific things in mind, or that the context already makes them identifiable.

If you removed الـ, the nouns would become indefinite:

• فني = a technician
• اشتراك = a subscription / a connection
• مقبس = a socket

اشتراك comes from the verb اشترك and can mean several related things, such as:

• subscription
• membership
• participation
• shared connection/service

In technical or service-related contexts, it often means subscription or service connection.

So the exact English translation depends heavily on context. Arabic often uses one noun where English might choose different words in different situations.

Not exactly in the strictest sense. It is originally a noun meaning nearness, but it is very often used like an adverb of place, so for learners it often feels similar to a preposition.

In قرب المقبس:

• قرب = near
• المقبس = the socket/outlet

A good way to think about it is:

• قرب behaves like near
• the noun after it is treated as dependent on it

So قرب المقبس means near the socket.

Because قرب needs something to be near.

So:

• قرب المقبس = near the socket
• قرب الباب = near the door
• قرب البيت = near the house

In full grammar terms, المقبس is in the genitive after قرب.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are correct:

• قرب المقبس
• بالقرب من المقبس

The difference is mostly style:

• قرب المقبس is shorter and more compact
• بالقرب من المقبس is more explicit and very common in modern usage

Many learners find بالقرب من easier at first because it maps more directly to English near.

Yes. Arabic allows both orders.

You can have:

• الفني يفعل الاشتراك قرب المقبس
• يفعل الفني الاشتراك قرب المقبس

The difference is mainly one of style or emphasis:

• starting with الفني gives slightly more focus to the technician
• starting with يفعل gives a more straightforward verbal-sentence feel

In this sentence, both are grammatical.

If the intended verb is simple does, it could be read as:

• الفنّيُّ يَفْعَلُ الاشتراكَ قُرْبَ المقبسِ

If the intended verb is activates, it could be read as:

• الفنّيُّ يُفَعِّلُ الاشتراكَ قُرْبَ المقبسِ

The endings show the grammar:

• الفنّيُّ = nominative subject
• الاشتراكَ = accusative direct object
• قُرْبَ = accusative adverb of place
• المقبسِ = genitive after قرب

In normal Arabic writing, these short vowels are usually omitted.

It is understandable, but depending on the intended meaning, it may sound a little stiff or unclear.

If the idea is The technician activates the subscription/connection near the socket, a clearer version would often be:

• الفني يفعّل الاشتراك قرب المقبس
• or الفني يفعّل الاشتراك بالقرب من المقبس

Why? Because يفعّل more clearly suggests activates/enables, while bare يفعل can sound like does unless context makes the intended meaning obvious.

So the sentence is useful for learning, but in real usage many writers would choose a slightly more explicit form.