الفني يختبر الإشارة.

The technician tests the signal.

Breakdown of الفني يختبر الإشارة.

• فني: technician
• إشارة: signal
• يختبر: to test

Questions & Answers about الفني يختبر الإشارة.

How do you pronounce الفني يختبر الإشارة?

A careful MSA pronunciation with full case endings is:

al-fanniyyu yakhtabiru al-ishārata

A very common pause-style pronunciation, with the final case vowels not pronounced, is closer to:

al-fannī yakhtabir al-ishārah

If you want the fully vowelled Arabic, it is:

الفَنِّيُّ يَخْتَبِرُ الإِشَارَةَ

What does الـ mean in الفني and الإشارة?

الـ is the Arabic definite article, equivalent to the in English.

So:

• فني = a technician / technical
• الفني = the technician

and:

• إشارة = a signal / indication
• الإشارة = the signal

Unlike English, Arabic attaches the directly to the beginning of the noun.

Why does الفني mean the technician when فني can also be an adjective?