Word
الشريط اللاصق والحبل على صندوق الكرتون.
Meaning
The adhesive tape and rope are on the cardboard box.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of الشريط اللاصق والحبل على صندوق الكرتون.
على
on
صندوق كرتونsundûq kartôn
cardboard box
شريط لاصقsharîtun lâsiq
adhesive tape
حبلhabl
rope
Questions & Answers about الشريط اللاصق والحبل على صندوق الكرتون.
Why is there no verb in this sentence?
Because this is a nominal sentence in Arabic. Arabic often says X on Y without using a present-tense verb like is/are.
So:
- الشريط اللاصق والحبل = the adhesive tape and the rope
- على صندوق الكرتون = on the cardboard box
Together, it means The adhesive tape and the rope are on the cardboard box, even though are is not written.
In the present tense, Arabic often leaves out is/are.
What does الشريط اللاصق literally mean?
Literally, it is something like:
- الشريط = the strip / the tape
- اللاصق = the adhesive / sticking
So الشريط اللاصق means adhesive tape.
This is a very normal Arabic way to build a noun phrase: a noun followed by an adjective.
Why does اللاصق also have الـ?