| Grammar Notes: في (fī) - preposition meaning "in". هذه (hādhihi) - demonstrative pronoun meaning "this" (feminine singular). القرية (al-qaryah) - noun meaning "the village". The definite article "الـ" (al-) means "the", and "قرية" (qaryah) is the singular noun meaning "village". الهادئة (al-hādi’ah) - adjective meaning "the quiet" or "the calm". The definite article "الـ" (al-) means "the", and "هادئة" (hādi’ah) is the feminine singular form of the adjective meaning "quiet" or "calm". The infinitive is "هدأ" (hada’a), meaning "to calm down" or "to become quiet". ، (comma) - punctuation mark separating clauses. يتحرك (yataḥarraku) - verb meaning "moves". The infinitive is "تحرك" (taḥarruka), meaning "to move". الوقت (al-waqt) - noun meaning "the time". The definite article "الـ" (al-) means "the", and "وقت" (waqt) is the singular noun meaning "time". ببطء (bi-buṭ’) - prepositional phrase meaning "slowly". The preposition "بـ" (bi-) means "with" or "in", and "بطء" (buṭ’) is the noun meaning "slowness". General grammar tip: In Arabic, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and definiteness. For example, "هادئة" (hādi’ah) is feminine singular to match "القرية" (al-qaryah). Related words: - سريع (sarīʿ) - adjective meaning "fast" (opposite of "بطء" (buṭ’)). - مدينة (madīnah) - noun meaning "city" (contrast with "قرية" (qaryah)). - يمر (yamurru) - verb meaning "passes" (related to time, infinitive "مر" (marra)). |
