"هٰذا مَطْبَخ غالي."

Translation:This is an expensive kitchen.

July 10, 2019

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/nomad.sarah

Why would it not be "this kitchen is expensive"?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/furat-A

Because "this kitchen" is pointing at a known and defined kitchen; meaning "the kitchen" with "Al" before "kitchen" in any arabic translation, while the sentence in this exercise points to a kitchen that happens to be expensive, so we -as native speakers- understant it to be "a kitchen" rather than "this kitchen" or "the kitchen"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Nora629999

Im confjsed because i just did a question were it was " this is an _ " ans it mad eme do it "this is an" Im confused at the difference...


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/furat-A

The sentence is meant to be defining and describing a random kitchen as being expensive rather than "the kitchen"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Liv622150

Yes I got it wrong. Why is "this" a secondary option but "this is" is still the only correct answer?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Heidi_Lets_Dabke

Thanks, I have the same question.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/EmiRachel1

So if هذا المطبخ غالي is this kitchin is expensive How do you say this expensive kitchen? Is it هذا المطبخ الغالي؟


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mustafawry

Would you put the arabic sentence in a bracket ?so we could understand your question clearer . If you want to say "this kitchen is expensive" you say (هذا المطبخ غالي) if you want to say "this is an expensive kitchen " you say ( هذا مطبخ غالي) Im not native but pretty sure its like this .


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/FaizaMazhar

Doesn't غالي mean "precious"??


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/xana332

Why it is no this kitchen is expensive this word is correct


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/EndangMene

Why developer or who behind this application never give any respon of our comments???

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