Intensive adjectives 2 (فَعِيل / فَعِل)

QuestionAnswer
witty
ظريفzharîf
painful (severe, agonizing)
أليمaliim
The witty actor did not cry after the painful accident.
لم يبك الممثل الظريف بعد الحادث الأليم.lam yabki al-mumaththilu al-zharîfu ba'da al-hâdithi al-alîm
vulgar
بذيءbadhee'
tactful
لبقlabiq
The actress is not vulgar, but rather she is tactful in her speech.
الممثلة ليست بذيئة، بل هي لبقة في كلامها.al-mumaththilatu laysat badhi'atan, bal hiya labiqatun fi kalâmihâ
terrible
فظيعfazhî'
The theater was empty because the show was terrible.
كان المسرح فارغا لأن العرض كان فظيعا.kâna al-masrahu fârighan li'anna al-'arda kâna fazee'an.
gloomy
كئيبka'ib
hideous
بشعbashi'
I did not laugh; the scene was gloomy and hideous.
لم أضحك؛ كان المشهد كئيبا وبشعا.lam adhak; kâna al-mashhadu ka'îban wa bashi'an
She felt a painful sadness after the terrible performance.
شعرت بحزن أليم بعد الأداء الفظيع.shaarat bihuznin alimin ba'da al-ada'i al-fazee
astute
فطنfatin
The astute critic did not forget the witty detail.
لم ينس الناقد الفطن التفصيل الظريف.lam yansa n-nâqidu l-fatinu t-tafsîla z-zarîf
fierce
شرسsharisun
terrified
فزعfazi'
The audience was fierce, and the actress was terrified.
كان الجمهور شرسا، وكانت الممثلة فزعة.kâna al-jumhûru sharisan, wa kânati al-mumaththilatu fazi'atan.
The tactful broadcaster answered a vulgar question.
أجاب المذيع اللبق عن سؤال بذيء.ajâba al-mudhî'u al-labiqu 'an su'âlin badhî'in
The terrified actor escaped from the theater.
هرب الممثل الفزع من المسرح.haraba al-mumaththilu al-fazi'u mina al-masrahi.
That joke was hideous and not witty.
تلك النكتة كانت بشعة وليست ظريفة.tilka n-nuktatu kânat bashiatan wa-laysat zharîfatan
The astute writer replaced the gloomy scene.
بدل الكاتب الفطن المشهد الكئيب.baddala l-kâtibu l-faTinu l-mashhada l-ka'eeba
The fierce woman did not like the witty actor.
لم تحب المرأة الشرسة الممثل الظريف.lam tuhibb al-mar'ah ash-sharisah al-mumaththil az-zarif.
The liar is not a tactful man.
الكذاب ليس رجلا لبقا.al-kadhdhâbu laysa rajulan labiqan
funny
مضحكmudhik
The show was very funny.
كان العرض مضحكا جدا.kâna al-ardu mudhikan jiddan.
The actor told a funny joke.
قال الممثل نكتة مضحكة.qâla al-mumaththilu nuktatan mud'hikatan.

Contributors