Word
بعد الاجتماع أقرأ البريد الإلكتروني في المكتب، ثم أعود إلى البيت.
Meaning
After the meeting, I read email at the office, then I return home.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of بعد الاجتماع أقرأ البريد الإلكتروني في المكتب، ثم أعود إلى البيت.
الى
to
يقرأ
to read
يعود
to return
بعد
after
Questions & Answers about بعد الاجتماع أقرأ البريد الإلكتروني في المكتب، ثم أعود إلى البيت.
Why does the sentence start with بعد الاجتماع?
بعد الاجتماع means after the meeting.
- بعد = after
- الاجتماع = the meeting
Arabic often begins a sentence with a time expression like this to set the scene first. So the structure is very natural:
- بعد الاجتماع = after the meeting
- أقرأ البريد الإلكتروني = I read the email
- في المكتب = in the office
- ثم أعود إلى البيت = then I return home
So the sentence order is not unusual; Arabic often places time expressions before the main action.
Why is it الاجتماع and not just اجتماع?
Because the meaning is the meeting, not just a meeting.
- اجتماع = a meeting / meeting
- الاجتماع = the meeting
In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a specific meeting, so the definite article الـ is used.
Also, after بعد, Arabic can use either a definite or indefinite noun depending on meaning:
- بعد اجتماع = after a meeting
- بعد الاجتماع = after the meeting
Why is there no word for I in the sentence?
Because the verb itself already shows the subject.