Word
المتحدث جاهز للكلمة الرئيسية.
Meaning
The conference speaker is ready for the keynote address.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of المتحدث جاهز للكلمة الرئيسية.
جاهز
ready
كلمة رئيسيةkalima ra'îsiyya
a keynote address
متحدثmutaĥaddith
a conference speaker
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Questions & Answers about المتحدث جاهز للكلمة الرئيسية.
What kind of sentence is المتحدث جاهز للكلمة الرئيسية?
It is a nominal sentence in Arabic, meaning it starts with a noun rather than a verb.
- المتحدث = the subject
- جاهز = the predicate/complement
- للكلمة الرئيسية = a prepositional phrase explaining what the speaker is ready for
Arabic often uses this kind of structure to express a present-time idea, so there is no separate word for is here. The sentence literally works like:
- The speaker ready for the keynote/main speech
In natural English, we add is: The speaker is ready for the keynote speech.
What does المتحدث mean exactly?
المتحدث means the speaker or the person speaking.
It comes from the root ح د ث, which is related to speaking, talking, or happening in different forms. In this sentence, المتحدث is a noun referring to a person: the speaker.
Without الـ, متحدث would mean a speaker or someone speaking.
Why does المتحدث have الـ at the beginning?
الـ is the Arabic definite article, equivalent to the in English.
So:
- متحدث = a speaker
- المتحدث = the speaker
Since the sentence is talking about a specific speaker, Arabic uses الـ.