Word
في الصباح أغسل وجهي ويدي بالصابون، ثم أنظر في المرآة.
Meaning
In the morning I wash my face and hands with soap, then I look in the mirror.
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Questions & Answers about في الصباح أغسل وجهي ويدي بالصابون، ثم أنظر في المرآة.
Why doesn’t the sentence say أنا أغسل and أنا أنظر?
Because the verb form already tells you the subject.
- أغسل = I wash
- أنظر = I look
In Arabic, subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb already makes them clear. You can add أنا for emphasis, but it is not necessary.
Why are أغسل and أنظر in the present tense?
In Arabic, the present/imperfect tense is used not only for actions happening right now, but also for habits and routines.
So in a sentence about a morning routine, أغسل and أنظر mean something like:
- I wash
- I look
in the sense of this is what I do.
Why is it في الصباح?
في means in, and الصباح means the morning. So في الصباح literally means in the morning.
This is a very normal Arabic time expression. Arabic often uses a preposition like في with times of day.
You may also see صباحًا, which can also mean in the morning / mornings, but في الصباح is a very straightforward and common structure.