تقيس الممرضة ضغط الدم؛ يفحص الطبيب المريض الذي يتنفس بعمق.

The nurse measures blood pressure; the doctor examines the patient, who breathes deeply.

Breakdown of تقيس الممرضة ضغط الدم؛ يفحص الطبيب المريض الذي يتنفس بعمق.

• الذي: that/which
• طبيب: doctor
• ممرضة: nurse
• يقيس ضغط الدم: to measure blood pressure

Questions & Answers about تقيس الممرضة ضغط الدم؛ يفحص الطبيب المريض الذي يتنفس بعمق.

Why is the first verb تقيس and not يقيس?

Because the subject is الممرضة = the nurse, and ممرضة is feminine.

In the present/imperfect tense:

• تَفْعَلُ-type forms can mark she does
• يَفْعَلُ-type forms can mark he does

So:

• تقيس = she measures
• يقيس = he measures

The second verb is يفحص because الطبيب = the doctor is masculine.

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Why does the sentence start with the verb: تقيس الممرضة and يفحص الطبيب?

This is a very common MSA word order: verb + subject + object.

So:

• تقيس الممرضة ضغط الدم = literally Measures the nurse the blood pressure
• يفحص الطبيب المريض = literally Examines the doctor the patient

In natural English, of course, we say The nurse measures... and The doctor examines...

You can also say:

• الممرضة تقيس ضغط الدم
• الطبيب يفحص المريض

That subject-first order is also correct. The verb-first order often sounds a bit more formal or more narrative in MSA.

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