Topic: Arabic

"باريس مَدينة مَشْهورة جِدّاً."

Translation:Paris is a very famous city.

July 9, 2019

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    How to know if it's Paris is a very famous city OR Paris is very famous city? Which part defines to use "a" or not?

    July 9, 2019
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    In Arabic, there is no indefinite article, so no a at all. However, "Paris is very famous city" is not grammatically correct in English. "very famous city" is a noun phrase, and it needs an article.

    July 9, 2019
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