سَعَةٌcapacity in Arabic

Example sentences

• ولكن لا أجد سعة فأحملهم ولا يجدون سعة عليهم أن يتخلفوا عني،

  but I do not find the means to provide mounts for them, nor do they find the means to go out on their own,

  سَعَةً — the means. This indefinite noun, 'capacity/means', is the object of 'find', taking the object ending. Its indefinite form fits 'any means'; it names the resources the speaker lacks for mounting the men.

  From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →

• ولكن لا أجد سعة فأحملهم ولا يجدون سعة عليهم أن يتخلفوا عني،

  but I do not find the means to provide mounts for them, nor do they find the means to go out on their own,

  سَعَةً — means. This indefinite noun, 'means', repeats as the object of the second 'find', taking the object ending. Repeating it underscores that both sides lack the same resource; the indefinite form keeps it general.

  From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →