"روزا امْرَأة سورِيّة."

Translation: Rosa is a Syrian woman.

[vegardholtas]

Could someone please explain the sounds that aren't spelled out, and the grammatical reasons behind them?

[RuudHier]

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?

[Shivaadh]

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.

[Shivaadh]

I cannot hear the "i" though. Maybe it gets swallowed when preceded by "a"...?

[Mi_amas_Noha]

روزا امرأةٌ سوريةٌ

[Andras-Budapest]

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?

[Raimundo474613]

What does the second word mean?

[cindysoria5]

I think it means woman

[epicmoment13]

Like cindysoria5 said, this word means woman

[Maria_Tuberose]

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

[SEmuranahA]

Why i put lady and it was rejected?

[Shivaadh]

Not all women are ladies :D

[LydiaMills3]

Why cannot i write Rosa's a Syrian woman

[KyrieDomineJesus]

It's correct. Should be accepted. Report is.

[Talha640807]

What would be the arabic for "rosa was a woman" or "rosa will be a woman"?

[TinoAriza]

كانَتْ روزا امْرَأَةً -- Rosa was a woman

[TinoAriza]

روزا سَتَكُوْنُ امْرَأَةً. -- Rosa will be a woman

[TinoAriza]

-- edited to correct error, changed "sayaku:nu" to "sataku:nu" -- had verb gender wrong --

[Leigh4d]

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"?

[legatrix]

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

[KhanUmerzai]

Rosa is a Syrian lady.

[MikeStoltz1]

"Rosa is a women from Syria" incorrect because the word min was not used?

[TinoAriza]

-- should be "is a woman", not "women" -- "women" is English plural (irregular plural) of "woman" --"woman" = adult human female, singular --

[AniOhevYayin]

yes

[latif534565]

my answer n your answer is the sme n yet system reject pls look into the issue

[asma261960]

Accidentaly wrote women

[tim64592]

Correct writing of a name must be so important for you that my answer's been rejected.

[ph.VRceck]

Woman and women are same