This was originally posted by Tanmai711471
هذه الغرفة كبيرة could mean 'this room is big' and 'this is a big room'. How do i get this right?
Comment by Paul_Oxford
هذه الغرفة كبيرة = This room is big
هذه غرفة كبيرة = This is a big room
It's to do with "اَلْ " and is explained in the tips under "At Home 1".
Comment by we_speak_arabic
This is a big room = هذه غرفة كبيرة
This room is big = هذه الغرفة كبيرة
This is the big room = هذه هي الغرفة الكبيرة
This big room = هذه الغرفة الكبيرة
Comment by TheresiaBo5
The key is in the placement of the article: هذا الغرفة will always mean "this room" - هذا الغرفة الكبيرة - means: this big room. the implicit verb "to be" is placed where there's no article, so, if you want to say "this is a big room" you have to say: هذا غرفة كبيرة It's all a game of articles, which have a different, and certainly more complicated - use in Arabic. Take care!
Reply from we_speak_arabic
The word غرفة is feminine so you have to use the feminine form of هذا which is هذه.
Comment by c.o.m.r.a.d.e978
the ال makes عرفه "the room" so the sentence changes to "this is a big room" instead of "this room is big".
Comment by SarahLearning123
I came here to look for help figuring this out! It IS unclear from the tips section.