الممرضة في العيادة.

The nurse is in the clinic.

Breakdown of الممرضة في العيادة.

• في: in
• عيادة: clinic
• ممرضة: nurse

Questions & Answers about الممرضة في العيادة.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In present-tense Arabic, a sentence like الممرضة في العيادة often has no spoken verb for is/are.

So the sentence literally looks like:

• الممرضة = the nurse
• في العيادة = in the clinic

But the natural English translation is The nurse is in the clinic.

This is called a nominal sentence in Arabic. In the present tense, Arabic usually leaves out is/am/are.

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What does الممرضة mean exactly, and is it feminine?

Yes. الممرضة means the female nurse.

The word is feminine because it ends in ة (called taa marbuuTa), which often marks feminine nouns.

• ممرضة = female nurse
• الممرضة = the female nurse

The masculine form is:

• ممرض = male nurse
• الممرض = the male nurse

So this sentence specifically refers to a woman.

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Why does الممرضة start with الـ?

الـ is the Arabic definite article, meaning the.

So: