Certainty, duty and regret (من المؤكد أن، من المفروض أن، فات الأوان)

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it is certain that
من المؤكد أنmina al-mu'akkadi anna
It is certain that he will be late; he is always late.
من المؤكد أنه سيتأخر، فهو يتأخر دائما.mina al-mu'akkadi annahu sayata'akhkharu, fahuwa yata'akhkharu dâ'iman.
It is certain that the exam will be difficult.
من المؤكد أن الامتحان سيكون صعبا.mina al-mu'akkadi anna al-imtihâna sayakûnu sa'ban
Is it certain that the meeting is tomorrow? — Yes, definitely.
هل من المؤكد أن الاجتماع غدا؟ — نعم، أكيد.hal mina al-mu'akkadi anna al-ijtimâ'a ghadan? — na'am, akeed.
supposedly, one is supposed to
من المفروض أنmina al-mafrûdi an
The train is supposed to arrive at eight o'clock.
من المفروض أن يصل القطار في الساعة الثامنة.mina al-mafrûdi an yasila al-qitâru fî as-sâ'ati ath-thâminati
You were supposed to call me yesterday!
كان من المفروض أن تتصل بي أمس!kâna mina al-mafrûdi an tattasila bî amsi!
The children are supposed to be asleep now, but they are playing.
من المفروض أن ينام الأطفال الآن، لكنهم يلعبون.mina al-mafrûdi an yanâma al-atfâlu al-âna, lâkinnahum yal'abûna
to consider (someone or something as)
اعتبرi'tabara
I consider him my best friend.
أعتبره أفضل صديق لي.a'tabiruhu afdala sadîqin lî.
The manager considers this mistake a big problem.
يعتبر المدير هذا الخطأ مشكلة كبيرة.ya'tabiru al-mudîru hâdhâ al-khata'a mushkilatan kabîratan
People considered the film excellent.
اعتبر الناس الفيلم ممتازا.i'tabara n-nâsu l-filma mumtâzan
to take responsibility
تحمل المسؤوليةtahammala l-mas'ûliyyah
The manager took responsibility and apologized to the employees.
تحمل المدير المسؤولية واعتذر للموظفين.tahammala al-mudîru al-mas'ûliyyata wa'tadhara lilmuwazzafîn.
You must take responsibility; you are not a child.
يجب أن تتحمل المسؤولية، فأنت لست طفلا.yajibu an tatahammala al-mas'uliyyata, fa'anta lasta tiflan.
Nobody took responsibility for the accident.
لم يتحمل أحد المسؤولية عن الحادث.lam yatahammal ahadun al-mas'uliyyata 'ani al-hadithi
it is too late
فات الأوانfâtal-awân
We got to the station, but it was too late.
وصلنا إلى المحطة، لكن فات الأوان.wasalnâ ilâ al-mahattati, lâkin fâta al-'awânu.
It's not too late yet.
لم يفت الأوان بعد.lam yafuti l-awânu ba'd
I regretted my words, but it was too late.
ندمت على كلامي، لكن فات الأوان.nadimtu 'alâ kalâmî, lâkin fâta al-'awân.
he is still (formal)
ما برحmâ bariha
The weather is still cold.
ما برح الجو باردا.maa bariha l-jawwu baaridan
The child has kept on crying since the morning.
ما برح الطفل يبكي منذ الصباح.mâ bariha-ttiflu yabkî mundhu-ssabâh
I have kept on thinking about his words.
ما برحت أفكر في كلامه.maa barihtu ufakkiru fi kalaamihi.

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