"صَديقها جورْج"

Translation: her friend George

[joelp]

SadiiqUhaa? Am I hearing an U sound here. If so, is it to indicate the definiteness of the word combination ('her friend')? So tricky when vowel signs are not shown even though I realise this is something you just have to get used to.

[Mariam704664]

Saikuha in arabic you usually combine all grammar in the same word u have the name which is sadik (friend) ha means her friend if u were saying his friend instead you would say sadikuhu you just stop at the h in arabic you adress girls and boys differently

[Mariam704664]

Sadikuha*

[Przemekp934259]

Well yeah the question is where did the "u" come from

[KatieC993112]

Yes! Will someone please tell us where this "u" came from??? Or is it the ubiquitous additional vowel because it seems Arab speech objects to consonant clusters?

[AhmedShahi1]

Not a native arabic speaker but to me it seems that saying Sadik-ha is weird and sadikuha is more flowing and natural sounding

[KatieC993112]

More natural sounding to an Arab. There is no such thing as "natural sounding" in general. Every language has its own preferences.

[rbbekkhus]

Like this, out of context, could it also mean "Her friend is George"?

[Away54]

rbbekkhus, yes, it can. But, there is no "." (dot) sign (Edit: I mean: full stop" or "period" sign) -- so, here Duolingo wants us to translate it as a phrase and not a full sentence. However, "Her friend is George" should be accepted as well. We can report it :))

[yasser561824]

Sadikuha george

[Susan569895]

George and bob are friends with a lot of people!