المسؤول هنا.

The person in charge is here.

Breakdown of المسؤول هنا.

• هنا: here
• مسؤول: a person in charge; official

Questions & Answers about المسؤول هنا.

Why is there no word for is in المسؤول هنا?

Because Arabic usually omits the verb to be in the present tense.

So المسؤول هنا literally looks like the official here, but it means The official is here or The person in charge is here.

This is a very common Arabic pattern called a nominal sentence.

• المسؤول = the official / the person responsible
• هنا = here

In the past or future, Arabic would use an actual verb:

• كان المسؤول هنا = The official was here
• سيكون المسؤول هنا = The official will be here

What kind of sentence is this grammatically?

It is a nominal sentence.

Its two main parts are:

• المسؤول = the subject/topic (مبتدأ)
• هنا = the predicate/comment (خبر)

So the structure is:

• المبتدأ: المسؤول
• الخبر: هنا

The predicate here is an adverb of place functioning as the khabar.

What does المسؤول mean exactly?