Example
كنت أعيش في القاهرة عندما كنت صغيراً.
I was living in Cairo when I was young.
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Words from the same root
ك و نArabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of كُنْتُ, so their meanings are related: learn them together.
- كان was, were, been
- كوّن to form, to constitute
- كانت she/it was
- كيان entity being
- يكون to be, is, are, am
- تكوين formation, composition
- مكانة position, status
- تكون من to consist of (past)
- كيانات entities
- يتكون من consists of (present)
- المكوّنات ingredients, components
More words from chapter 4: كيف أحفظ كل هذه الأسماء
- مدرسة school
- أتذكر I remember
- أحفظ I memorize
- أول first
- ابتدائي primary, elementary
- السَّفَر traveling
- الطُّفُولَة childhood
- تُسَافِر she travels