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  1. Arabic (Modern Standard)
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بالكاد

بالكادbil-kâdi
barely
From Lesson 197:Circumstantial past verbs (وقد)·Arabic (Modern Standard)

Usages of بالكاد

وصلنا إلى المسرح بالكاد، وقد بدأ العرض.wasalnâ ilâ al-masrahi bil-kâdi, wa qad bada'a al-'ardu.
We barely arrived at the theater, and the show had already started.
بالكاد وجدنا مقاعدنا، وقد ارتفعت الستارة في الظلام.bil-kâdi wajadnâ maqâ'idanâ, waqadi irtafa'ati s-sitâratu fi z-zalâm
We barely found our seats, and the curtain had already risen in the dark.
غادرنا المطعم، وقد بدأت المسرحية بالكاد.ghâdarnâ al-mat'am, wa qad bada'ati al-masrahiyyatu bil-kâd.
We left the restaurant, and the play had barely started.

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