صديقي يتذكر دائما عنوان الشركة، وأنا أتذكره أحيانا فقط.

My friend always remembers the company’s address, and I remember it only sometimes.

Breakdown of صديقي يتذكر دائما عنوان الشركة، وأنا أتذكره أحيانا فقط.

• أنا: I
• ي: my
• و: and
• صديق: friend

Questions & Answers about صديقي يتذكر دائما عنوان الشركة، وأنا أتذكره أحيانا فقط.

Why is صديقي one word, and how does it mean my friend?

In Arabic, possession is often shown by attaching a pronoun directly to the noun.

• صديق = friend
• ـي = my

So:

• صديقي = my friend

This is much more natural in Arabic than using a separate word for my.

A useful comparison:

• صديق = a friend / friend
• صديقي = my friend
• صديقك = your friend
• صديقه = his friend

Also, صديقي normally refers to a male friend. For my female friend, you would usually say صديقتي.

Why does the sentence say صديقي يتذكر instead of starting with the verb?

Arabic allows more than one natural word order.

Here, صديقي يتذكر starts with the subject:

• صديقي = my friend
• يتذكر = remembers

This structure makes my friend the topic, a bit like:

• As for my friend, he always remembers...

You could also say:

• يتذكر صديقي دائما عنوان الشركة

That is also grammatical, but it feels a little different in emphasis. Starting with صديقي gives it a clearer contrast with the second half of the sentence: وأنا...