العدالة مهمة.

important

Breakdown of العدالة مهمة.

• عدالة: justice

Questions & Answers about العدالة مهمة.

Why is there no word for is in العدالة مهمة?

In Modern Standard Arabic, the verb to be is usually not written or spoken in the present tense.

So:

• العدالة مهمة = Justice is important

Arabic simply puts the subject and the description next to each other.

If you wanted a past-tense version, then Arabic would use a verb:

• كانت العدالة مهمة = Justice was important

Which word is the subject, and which word means important?

• العدالة = justice
• مهمة = important

So the structure is:

• العدالة = the thing being talked about
• مهمة = what is being said about it

In traditional grammar, العدالة is the subject and مهمة is the predicate/adjectival description.

Why does العدالة start with الـ?