Arabic Short Story : دُخُولُ الفَصْلِ

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The story

Below are English translation:

دُخُولُ الفَصْلِ

Entering the classroom

أَصِلُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ

I arrived at the school at seven o'clock

ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ مِنَ السَّيَّارَةِ وَأَحْمِلُ حَقِيْبَتِي إِلَى الفَصْلِ

Then I get out of the car and take my bag to the classrom

أَلْقَى زَمِيْلِي وَأَدْخُلُ الفَصْلَ مَعَهُ

I meet my friend and enter the classrom with him

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَجْلِسُ عَلَى المَقْعَدِ 

After that I sit on the seat

بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى شَرْحِ المُدَرِّسِ

After that I listen to teacher's explanation

أَخِيْرًا أَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي

Finally, I return to my home

Word by word translation and the explanation

1. دُخُولُ الفَصْلِ

a. دُخُولٌ = entering

دُخُولٌ is masdar (مصدر) from دَخَلَ - يَدْخُلُ 

دَخَلَ - يَدْخُلُ means enter

b. فَصْلٌ = class; classroom

Therefore دُخُولُ الفَصْلِ means entering the class.

- دُخُولُ is mudaf (مضاف)

- الفَصْلِ  is mudaf ilaih (مضاف إليه), majrur (مجرور), the indication of it's jar is kasrah "i"

2. أَصِلُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ

a. أَصِلُ = arrive

Root verb of  أَصِلُ  is => وَصَلَ - يَصِلُ

b. مَدْرَسَةٌ = school

إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ 

- إِلَى  is harf jar (حرف الجرّ). It makes the noun after it is in majrur condition.

- المَدْرَسَةِ = majrur or genitive condition (مجرور) because it's preceded by harf jar إِلَى , the indication or sign of it's jar is kasrah "i"

c. السَّاعَةُ = clock

- السَّابِعَةُ = seventh

فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ  = at 7 o'clock

- فِي = harf jar (حرف الجرّ)

- السَّاعَةِ = majrur (مجرور) or genitive case because of har jar فِي, the indication of it's genitive is kasrah "i"

-  السَّابِعَةِ = na't (نعت), it describe the word السَّاعَةِ , so it has the same case, genitive case. The sign of the genitive is kasrah "i"

So, أَصِلُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ  means => I arrive at the school at 7 o'clock

3. ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ مِنَ السَّيَّارَةِ وَأَحْمِلُ حَقِيْبَتِي إِلَى الفَصْلِ

a. ثُمَّ = then; next; afterward

b. أَخْرُجُ = exit; go out

The root verb of أَخْرُجُ is  خَرَجَ - يَخْرُجُ

c. سَيَّارَةٌ = car

مِنَ السَّيَّارَةِ 

- مِنْ = harf jar

- السَّيَّارَةِ  = majrur because of harf jar مِنْ , the indication of the jar is kasrah "i"

d. وَ = and

e. أَحْمِلُ = bring; take

The root verb of أَحْمِلُ  is  حَمَلَ - يَحْمِلُ

f. حَقِيْبَةٌ = bag

- حَقِيْبَتِي  = my bag

g. إِلَى الفَصْلِ 

- إِلَى = harf jar

- الفَصْلِ = majrur because of harf jar إِلَى , the sign of it's genitive is kasrah "i"

Therefore, ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ مِنَ السَّيَّارَةِ وَأَحْمِلُ حَقِيْبَتِي إِلَى الفَصْلِ  means : Then I get out of the car and take my bag to the class.

4. أَلْقَى زَمِيْلِي وَأَدْخُلُ الفَصْلَ مَعَهُ

a. أَلْقَى = meet

The root verb of أَلْقَى  is  لَقِيَ - يَلْقَى

b. زَمِيْلٌ = friend

زَمِيْلِي  = my friend

c. أَدْخُلُ = enter

The root verb of  أَدْخُلُ   is  دَخَلَ - يَدْخُلُ 

d. أَدْخُلُ الفَصْلَ 

- أَدْخُلُ = fi'il mudari (فعل مضارع) with the subject أَنَا (I)

- الفَصْلَ = maf'ul bih (مفعول به) or object from the fi'il أَدْخُلُ , mansub (منصوب) or accusative case, the indication of the accusative is fathah "a"

أَدْخُلُ الفَصْلَ  = enter the class

e. مَعَ = with

مَعَهُ = with him

So, أَلْقَى زَمِيْلِي وَأَدْخُلُ الفَصْلَ مَعَهُ means I meet my friend and I enter the class with him.

5. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَجْلِسُ عَلَى المَقْعَدِ

a. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ = then; after that

b. أَجْلِسُ = sit

the root verb of  أَجْلِسُ  is  جَلَسَ - يَجْلِسُ

c. المَقْعَدُ = seat; chair

عَلَى المَقْعَدِ = on the chair

- عَلَى = harf jar

- المَقْعَدِ = majrur because of har jar عَلَى , the indication of it's jar is kasrah "i"

So, بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَجْلِسُ عَلَى المَقْعَدِ means Then I sit on the chair.

6. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى شَرْحِ المُدَرِّسِ

a. أَسْتَمِعُ = hear; listen

The root verb of    أَسْتَمِعُ   is   اِسْتَمَعَ - يَسْتَمِعُ

أَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى  = listen to; pay attention to

b. شَرْحٌ = explanation

إِلَى شَرْحِ 

-  إِلَى  = harf jar

- شَرْحِ = ism majrur, majrur by harf jar إِلَى , the sign of it's jar is kasrah "i"

It also acts as mudaf.

- المُدَرِّسِ = mudaf ilaih (from شَرْحِ ), majrur, the indication of it's jar is kasrah "i"

7. أَخِيْرًا أَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي

a. أَخِيْرًا = finally

b. أَرْجِعُ = return; go back

The root verb of  أَرْجِعُ  is  رَجَعَ - يَرْجِعُ

c. بَيْتٌ = house; home

بَيْتِي = my house

So, أَخِيْرًا أَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي  means Finally I return to my home.

My school

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