أختار الكرسي الذي خلف الأستاذة لأنني أسمعها جيدا من هناك.

I choose the chair that is behind the professor because I hear her well from there.

Breakdown of أختار الكرسي الذي خلف الأستاذة لأنني أسمعها جيدا من هناك.

• هناك: there
• من: from
• لأنني: because I
• ها: her

Questions & Answers about أختار الكرسي الذي خلف الأستاذة لأنني أسمعها جيدا من هناك.

Why is there no separate word for I in this sentence?

Because the verb already includes the subject.

• أختار means I choose / I am choosing
• The أ- at the beginning marks first person singular in the present/imperfect tense

So Arabic does not need أنا here. You could say أنا أختار..., but that would usually add emphasis, like I’m the one choosing...

Does أختار mean I choose or I am choosing?

It can mean either one.

In Modern Standard Arabic, the imperfect tense often covers:

• simple present: I choose
• present progressive: I am choosing
• sometimes even near future, depending on context

So here أختار could naturally be understood as either I choose or I’m choosing.

Why does the sentence start with a verb?

Because verb-first word order is very common in Arabic.

So:

• أختار الكرسي... = I choose the chair...

This is a normal and natural structure. Arabic can also use:

• أنا أختار الكرسي...

but the version with the verb first is often more neutral and common in standard written Arabic.