أختي تساعد أمي أيضا، لكنها لا تحب أن تنظف المطبخ وحدها.

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Breakdown of أختي تساعد أمي أيضا، لكنها لا تحب أن تنظف المطبخ وحدها.

• ايضا: also
• أن: (subordinating particle)
• يحب: to like

Questions & Answers about أختي تساعد أمي أيضا، لكنها لا تحب أن تنظف المطبخ وحدها.

Why is it أختي and not أخت?

أختي means my sister. The -ي at the end is the possessive suffix meaning my.

So:

• أخت = sister
• أختي = my sister

Also, when this suffix is added, the final ـة of أختة is not written because the word is actually أخت already; the basic noun is أخت. The -ي simply attaches to it.

Pronunciation: ukhtī

Why is the verb تساعد and not يساعد?

Because the subject, أختي (my sister), is feminine singular.

In the present tense, Arabic verbs agree with the subject:

• هو يساعد = he helps
• هي تساعد = she helps

Since أختي refers to a female person, the verb must be feminine singular: تساعد.

Why is there no word for she before تساعد?

In Arabic, the verb itself already shows the subject’s person and gender, so a separate pronoun is often unnecessary.

• تساعد already means she helps (or you help, depending on context)
• Since أختي comes before it, we know the subject is , so no extra is needed.