الغرفة المزدوجة كبيرة.

Breakdown of الغرفة المزدوجة كبيرة.

كبير
big
غرفة مزدوجةghurfa muzdawija
double room

Questions & Answers about الغرفة المزدوجة كبيرة.

Why does the adjective come after the noun in الغرفة المزدوجة?

In Arabic, descriptive adjectives normally come after the noun they describe.

So:

  • الغرفة = the room
  • المزدوجة = the double

Together, الغرفة المزدوجة literally follows the pattern the room the-double, which in natural English becomes the double room.

Why does المزدوجة also have الـ?

Because Arabic adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in definiteness.

  • الغرفة has الـ, so it is definite: the room
  • therefore the adjective must also be definite: المزدوجة

This is the normal rule for an adjective directly modifying a noun.

Compare:

  • غرفة مزدوجة = a double room
  • الغرفة المزدوجة = the double room
Why doesn’t كبيرة have الـ too?

Because كبيرة is not part of the phrase الغرفة المزدوجة. It is the predicate of the sentence, meaning big in The double room is big.

In Arabic, the predicate in this kind of sentence is usually indefinite, so it normally does not take الـ.

So:

  • الغرفة المزدوجة = the double room
  • كبيرة = is big

If you said الكبيرة here, it would usually sound like you were making it into another definite description rather than the sentence predicate.

Where is the word is in this sentence?

Arabic usually leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So:

  • الغرفة المزدوجة كبيرة literally looks like the double room big
  • but it means The double room is big

This is completely normal in Arabic.

Why do المزدوجة and كبيرة end in ـة?

Because they are both feminine forms.

The noun غرفة is feminine, so adjectives connected to it must also be feminine:

  • مزدوج = masculine
  • مزدوجة = feminine

  • كبير = masculine
  • كبيرة = feminine

So Arabic is showing agreement with الغرفة.

Is الغرفة feminine because it ends in ـة?

Usually, yes. The ending ـة is called taa marbuuTa, and it is a very common sign of a feminine noun.

So for a learner, seeing غرفة strongly suggests that the noun is feminine, and in this case that is correct.

Not every feminine noun ends this way, and not every word ending this way behaves exactly the same in every context, but it is a very useful clue.

What is the grammar structure of the whole sentence?

It is a nominal sentence in Arabic.

You can divide it like this:

  • الغرفة المزدوجة = the subject/topic
  • كبيرة = the predicate/comment

So the sentence pattern is:

[definite noun phrase] + [predicate adjective]

That gives the meaning The double room is big.

How would this sentence look with full case endings?

With full vowel endings, it would be:

الغرفةُ المزدوجةُ كبيرةٌ

Why?

  • الغرفةُ: subject, so it takes ـُ
  • المزدوجةُ: adjective matching the noun
  • كبيرةٌ: indefinite predicate, so it takes tanween

In normal everyday Arabic writing, these short endings are usually omitted.

How is الـ pronounced in this sentence?

In these words, the ل in الـ is pronounced clearly, because the next letters are moon letters, not sun letters.

So you pronounce:

  • الغرفة as al-ghurfa
  • المزدوجة as al-muzdawija

There is no merging of the ل here.

What does مزدوجة mean exactly?

Here it means double or for two, as in hotel vocabulary.

So:

  • غرفة مزدوجة = a double room
  • الغرفة المزدوجة = the double room

It is the feminine form because it describes غرفة, which is feminine.

Why is the final ـة usually pronounced like -a, not -t?

That final ـة is taa marbuuTa. In pause, it is usually pronounced like -a.

So you normally hear:

  • الغرفة ≈ al-ghurfa
  • المزدوجة ≈ al-muzdawija
  • كبيرة ≈ kabīra

But when full grammatical endings are pronounced in careful reading, the t sound can appear before the ending:

  • الغرفةُ = al-ghurfatu
  • المزدوجةُ = al-muzdawijatu
  • كبيرةٌ = kabīratun

So both ideas are related to the same spelling.

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