ساعة

clock

Arabic → English

Example

تأخّرتُ لأنَّ ساعةَ الحائطِ متوقّفةٌ.

I was late because the wall clock is stopped.

Pronunciation: ta-a-khar-tu li-anna saa-ʿat al-ḥaa-iṭ mu-ta-wak-ki-fah

Grammar: ساعة is a feminine noun. In ساعةَ الحائطِ it is the first term of an idāfa (construct phrase) and takes the accusative here as the object of the implied cause (in لأنَّ). الحائطِ is genitive as the second term of the idāfa.

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