يرى مفتش السلامة خطر حريق ويطفئ النار.

Arabic often uses verb–subject–object order, especially in Modern Standard Arabic. So:

• يرى مفتش السلامة خطر حريق = literally sees the safety inspector a fire hazard

This is a very normal Arabic sentence pattern.

You could also say:

• مفتش السلامة يرى خطر حريق

That is also correct, but it is subject–verb–object order and can sound a bit more like you are emphasizing the safety inspector.

So in this sentence, starting with يرى is simply a standard Arabic way to structure the sentence.

يرى means he sees.

It is pronounced approximately yarā.

A few useful points:

• The base verb is رأى = to see
• In the present tense, he sees becomes يرى
• The final ى here represents a long ā sound

So:

• يرى = he sees
• رأى = he saw

In Arabic, the verb itself usually shows the subject.

So:

• يرى = he sees
• يطفئ = he extinguishes / puts out

The he is already built into the verb form, so Arabic does not need a separate subject pronoun like هو unless you want extra emphasis or contrast.

That is why the sentence can simply say:

• يرى مفتش السلامة... ويطفئ النار

The subject is understood from the verbs, and then the noun مفتش السلامة identifies who that he is.

مفتش السلامة means the safety inspector.

This is an iḍāfa construction, often called a genitive/construct phrase:

• مفتش = inspector
• السلامة = safety

Together:

• مفتش السلامة = inspector of safety = safety inspector

A key feature of iḍāfa is that the first noun usually does not take الـ, while the second noun can make the whole phrase definite.

Since السلامة has الـ, the whole phrase is definite:

• مفتش السلامة = the safety inspector

This is because of the rules of iḍāfa.

In an iḍāfa phrase:

• the first noun usually does not take الـ
• the second noun shows whether the whole phrase is definite or indefinite

So:

• مفتش سلامة = a safety inspector / inspector of safety
• مفتش السلامة = the safety inspector

Even though مفتش does not have الـ, the entire phrase becomes definite because the second noun, السلامة, is definite.

خطر حريق means a fire hazard or risk of fire.

This is also an iḍāfa construction:

• خطر = danger / risk / hazard
• حريق = fire, blaze, conflagration

So:

• خطر حريق = fire hazard
• more literally: danger of fire

Arabic often expresses this kind of idea with two nouns together instead of using a word like of.

Because Arabic often expresses of relationships through iḍāfa instead of a separate word.

Examples from this sentence:

• مفتش السلامة = inspector of safety
• خطر حريق = danger of fire

So instead of inserting a separate word meaning of, Arabic places the nouns together in a specific pattern.

This is one of the most common structures in Arabic, and learning it is very important.

This is a very natural question.

The sentence uses:

• حريق in خطر حريق
• النار in يطفئ النار

They are related, but not exactly the same in usage.

حريق

Usually refers to:

• a fire as an incident
• a blaze
• a fire outbreak

So خطر حريق means fire hazard or risk of fire.

النار

Usually refers to:

• the fire
• the flames
• fire as something burning

So يطفئ النار means he puts out/extinguishes the fire.

In English, we also use different expressions:

• fire hazard
• put out the fire

So the Arabic wording is very natural.

يطفئ means he extinguishes or he puts out.

It is pronounced approximately yuṭfiʾu in careful MSA pronunciation.

A few details:

• The root is related to extinguishing or putting out a flame
• The verb is commonly used with fire, lights, and anything being extinguished

So:

• يطفئ النار = he extinguishes the fire / he puts out the fire

The final hamza ء is important in writing and pronunciation.

و means and.

So:

• يرى مفتش السلامة خطر حريق ويطفئ النار = The safety inspector sees a fire hazard and puts out the fire

It connects the two actions:

1. يرى = he sees
2. يطفئ = he extinguishes

In Arabic, و is attached directly to the following word, so it is written:

• ويطفئ not
• و يطفئ

Yes.

The sentence has one subject, مفتش السلامة, and that subject is understood with both verbs:

• يرى = he sees
• يطفئ = and he extinguishes

So the meaning is:

• The safety inspector sees a fire hazard and he extinguishes the fire

Arabic often avoids repeating the subject if it is the same.

النار means the fire.

It is definite because it has الـ. In context, this often refers to a specific fire that is being dealt with.

Arabic frequently uses the definite article where English sometimes might also use the, especially when the thing is understood in context.

So:

• نار = a fire
• النار = the fire

In this sentence, يطفئ النار is the natural way to say puts out the fire.

With full case endings, it would be:

• يَرَى مُفَتِّشُ السَّلَامَةِ خَطَرَ حَرِيقٍ وَيُطْفِئُ النَّارَ

Here is how the cases work:

• مفتشُ: nominative, because it is the subject
• السلامةِ: genitive, because it is the second noun in an iḍāfa
• خطرَ: accusative, because it is the direct object of يرى
• حريقٍ: genitive, because it is the second noun in an iḍāfa
• النارَ: accusative, because it is the direct object of يطفئ

Learners often do not see these endings in normal printed Arabic, but they are important for understanding grammar.

Formally, يرى is the present/imperfect tense form, but in Arabic that tense can cover several meanings depending on context, such as:

• he sees
• he is seeing
• he sees habitually
• sometimes a more general statement like he notices

In a sentence like this, it can be understood as:

• a present action
• a routine/professional action
• part of a narrative in present style

So the exact English translation depends on context, but he sees is the most straightforward choice here.

No. خطر حريق does not mean dangerous fire.

It means:

• fire hazard
• risk of fire
• danger of fire

If you wanted to say a dangerous fire, you would need an adjective structure, such as:

• حريق خطير

That is different from the iḍāfa structure in the sentence.

So this is an important distinction:

• خطر حريق = fire hazard / risk of fire
• حريق خطير = a dangerous fire

Yes, it can.

Without more context, the sentence could describe:

• a specific event: The safety inspector sees a fire hazard and puts out the fire
• a habitual/professional action: A/The safety inspector notices fire hazards and extinguishes fires

Because Arabic present-tense forms are flexible, context decides whether the sentence is about:

• one event happening now
• a routine or job description
• a narrative in the present tense

So the sentence is grammatically simple, but context can affect how naturally you translate it into English.