Questions & Answers about في هذا الشهر لدينا اجتماع مهم في الشركة.
Why does the sentence begin with في هذا الشهر? Could it also just say هذا الشهر?
Yes. Both are possible, but they are slightly different in style.
- في هذا الشهر literally means in this month
- هذا الشهر means this month
In Arabic, time expressions are often introduced with في when you want to make the time setting explicit. So في هذا الشهر لدينا... is very natural and clear in MSA.
A shorter version, هذا الشهر لدينا اجتماع مهم في الشركة, is also possible and would still mean This month, we have an important meeting at the company.
What does لدينا mean exactly?
لدينا means we have, but literally it is closer to with us or at our disposal.
It is made from:
- لدى = a formal word meaning with / in the possession of
- نا = us / we
So:
- لديّ = I have
- لديك = you have
- لدينا = we have
Arabic often expresses possession this way rather than with a separate verb meaning to have.
Why isn’t there a normal verb for have in this sentence?
In Arabic, possession is usually not expressed with a verb like English .