الطفل خائف من المطر.

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Breakdown of الطفل خائف من المطر.

• مطر: rain
• طفل: child
• خائف: afraid

Questions & Answers about الطفل خائف من المطر.

Why is there no word for is in الطفل خائف من المطر?

Because this is a nominal sentence in Arabic. In the present tense, Arabic usually does not use a separate word for is/am/are.

So:

• الطفل = the child
• خائف = afraid
• من المطر = of the rain / from the rain

Together: The child is afraid of the rain.

If you wanted a past-tense version, Arabic would use a verb such as كان:

• كان الطفل خائفًا من المطر = The child was afraid of the rain.

What is the role of الطفل in the sentence?

الطفل is the subject of the sentence.

In a nominal sentence like this, the first noun is often called the مبتدأ (the topic/subject), and what comes after it gives information about it.

So here:

• الطفل = the subject
• خائف = the predicate / description
• من المطر = a prepositional phrase completing the meaning of خائف

So the structure is basically:

[The child] [afraid] [of the rain].

What exactly does خائف mean?