"روزا امْرَأة سورِيّة."
Translation:Rosa is a Syrian woman.
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Could someone please explain the sounds that aren't spelled out, and the grammatical reasons behind them?
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Yes, in the whole sentence you don't hear the beginning of the word امْرَأة
Which btw in the example starts with an "i" sound but I don't see that in the spelling?
I think the "i" is marked with a little sign on top. If you're using the app (like me), you can't see it because Duolingo still hasn't understood that it is too small to see.
Thank you!!! I do notice many times, the little marks are missing above ا and i cant tell very well :(
I cannot hear the "i" though. Maybe it gets swallowed when preceded by "a"...?
The vocalization obviously tells something between the second and third word - that is not written. Must be some connection between words. (?) What is that? Why is it used? When is it used?
What would be the arabic for "rosa was a woman" or "rosa will be a woman"?
-- edited to correct error, changed "sayaku:nu" to "sataku:nu" -- had verb gender wrong --
I think kana means be. Kanat, was. Satakunu, will be, sa is used in the beginning of a verb to make it into the future
"Rosa is a women from Syria" incorrect because the word min was not used?
-- should be "is a woman", not "women" -- "women" is English plural (irregular plural) of "woman" --"woman" = adult human female, singular --
Why isn't there a dash under the first aa in the word woman to denote an "i"? The way it is written wouldn't one say "aamra2aah"?
I am a beginner but nonetheless I think these answers are correct – first question: I believe the sukun on the means that the vowel on the preceding alif is not written – even though technically, this makes it ambiguous. Second question, no it doesn't imply a long vowel on the initial alif – that would require alif maddah: آ
my answer n your answer is the sme n yet system reject pls look into the issue