Usages of ماضي
أنا سافرت إلى مصر الشهر الماضي.ana sâfartu ilâ misra ash-shahra al-mâdiya
I traveled to Egypt last month.
ماذا فعلت الأسبوع الماضي؟mâdhâ fa'alta al-usbû'a al-mâdî؟
What did you do last week?
سافر أخي إلى مصر الأسبوع الماضي.sâfara akhî ilâ misra l-usbûʿa l-mâdî
My brother traveled to Egypt last week.
لم تكن أختي النشيطة تسهر في الماضي.lam takun ukhtî an-nashîtatu tas-haru fil-mâdhî
My active sister did not use to stay up late in the past.
لم أكن ألعب الرياضة في الماضي.lam akun al'abu ar-riyâdata fi al-mâdi.
I did not use to play sports in the past.
وقف الرجل يفكر في الماضي.waqafa ar-rajulu yufakkiru fil-mâdî
The man stood thinking about the past.
نصنع اللؤلؤ اللامع منذ العام الماضي.nasna'u al-lu'lu'a al-lâmi'a mundhu al-'âmi al-mâdî.
We have been making shiny pearls since last year.
لا العبء المادي مريح ولا التعلق بالماضي مفيد.lâ al-'ib'u al-mâddiyyu murîhun walâ at-ta'alluqu bil-mâdî mufîdun
Neither is the material burden comfortable nor is attachment to the past useful.
هنا أطيح بالملك في الماضي.hunâ utîha bi-l-maliki fî-l-mâdî
Here, the king was overthrown in the past.
كان معدلها الدراسي ممتازا في العام الماضي.kâna mu'addaluhâ ad-dirâsiyyu mumtâzan fî al-'âmi al-mâdî
Her academic average was excellent last year.
أتذكر هذه اللحظة العفوية حين نتحدث عن الماضي.atadhakkaru hâdhihi al-lahzata al-afawiyyata hîna natahaddathu ani al-mâdî
I remember this spontaneous moment when we talk about the past.
أفنعتقد أن تشوه الماضي حتمية لا مفر منها؟afanataqidu anna tashawwuha almâdî hatmiyyatun lâ mafarra minhâ?
Then do we believe that the distortion of the past is an inevitability from which there is no escape?
ولد ابني في أوائل العام الماضي.wulida ibnî fî awâ'ili al-'âmi al-mâdî
My son was born early last year.
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