Arabic Grammar: Same Words but not same sentences

15 Mar Arabic Grammar: Same Words but not same sentences

In this photo above, we have two sentences with the same three words, but they are different of each other. Let’s take another look using the Arabic grammar.

The first sentence here is a question. It starts with the question tool “مَنْ” and it is like “Who” in English. After that we have the word ” أَسْعَدُ” with Damma at the end as an adjective, and it means the happiest, then we have the word “النَّاسِ” with Kasra at the end because it is a genitive. The whole question is “Who is the happiest person?”.

The answer in the second sentence starts with “مَنْ” / “Who” in English but this time as a relative pronounce. After that the verb “أَسْعَدَ” comes in the past tense, that’s why it is with Fatha at the end, and it means made the others happy. The last word “النَّاسَ” comes with Fatha at the end because it is an object. The answer is “Who made the people happy”.