نريد زيارة صديقتي في المساء لأنها مريضة.

We want to visit my friend in the evening because she is sick.

Breakdown of نريد زيارة صديقتي في المساء لأنها مريضة.

• في: in
• ي: my
• صديقة: friend
• يريد: to want

Questions & Answers about نريد زيارة صديقتي في المساء لأنها مريضة.

Why does the sentence start with نريد instead of a separate word for we?

Because in Arabic, the verb itself often tells you who is doing the action.

• نريد means we want
• The نـ at the beginning shows we

So Arabic usually does not need a separate pronoun like نحن (we) unless you want extra emphasis.

• نريد زيارة صديقتي = We want to visit my friend
• نحن نريد زيارة صديقتي = We want to visit my friend (with extra emphasis on we)

Why is زيارة used here? Why not a verb meaning to visit?

زيارة is a verbal noun (also called a masdar) meaning visiting or visit.

Arabic often uses this pattern after verbs like want:

• نريد زيارة صديقتي literally: We want visiting my friend
• Natural English: We want to visit my friend

This is very common in Arabic. You could also say:

• نريد أن نزور صديقتي

That also means We want to visit my friend. Both are correct.

What does صديقتي mean exactly, and why does it end in ـي?