Word
اليوم أكتب الواجب في المكتبة قبل أن أعود إلى البيت.
Meaning
Today I write the homework in the library before I return home.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about اليوم أكتب الواجب في المكتبة قبل أن أعود إلى البيت.
How is this sentence built word by word?
A natural breakdown is:
- اليوم = today
- أكتب = I write / I am writing
- الواجب = the homework / the assignment
- في المكتبة = in the library
- قبل أن = before
- أعود = I return
- إلى البيت = to the house / home
So the literal order is roughly:
Today I write the homework in the library before I return to the house/home.
Why does the sentence start with اليوم?
Because Arabic word order is flexible, and putting اليوم first gives it a little emphasis, like:
- As for today, I’m writing the homework...
- Today, I write the homework...
It is not the only possible order. You could also say:
أكتب الواجب اليوم في المكتبة قبل أن أعود إلى البيت.
Both are understandable, but starting with اليوم highlights the time.
Where is the word I in this sentence?
It is built into the verb أكتب.
In MSA, verbs usually show the subject, so أكتب already means I write or . You do not need to add unless you want extra emphasis.