هو يتنفس بعمق.

he

Breakdown of هو يتنفس بعمق.

• يتنفس بعمق: to breathe deeply

Questions & Answers about هو يتنفس بعمق.

Why is هو included here? Could the sentence just be يتنفس بعمق?

Yes. In Arabic, يتنفس already tells you the subject is he because of the verb form.

So:

• هو يتنفس بعمق = He is breathing deeply
• يتنفس بعمق = also He is breathing deeply, if the context already makes the subject clear

Adding هو can:

• make the subject extra clear
• add emphasis
• help contrast with someone else, like هو يتنفس بعمق، وهي تتكلم = He is breathing deeply, and she is speaking

In ordinary Arabic, subject pronouns are often omitted unless needed.

What tense is يتنفس? Does it mean he breathes or he is breathing?

يتنفس is in the imperfect verb form. In Modern Standard Arabic, the imperfect can express:

• a present action: he is breathing
• a habitual action: he breathes
• sometimes a near future meaning, depending on context

So by itself, هو يتنفس بعمق can mean either:

• He is breathing deeply
• He breathes deeply

The exact meaning depends on context.

What is the base form of يتنفس?

The dictionary form is = .