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Learn Arabic (Modern Standard): قلما - rarely followed by a verb

Arabic (Modern Standard)
/Expressing 'rarely' (قَلَّما)
/قلما

قلما

Word

قلما

Meaning

rarely (followed by a verb)

Part of speech

particle

Pronunciation

Course

Arabic (Modern Standard)

Lesson

Expressing 'rarely' (قَلَّما)

Usages of قلما

مديرة الشركة قلما تتسرع في عملها.mudiiratu ash-sharikati qallamaa tatasarra'u fii 'amaliha

The company manager rarely acts hastily in her work.

عندما يتسرع أخي، قلما أستاء منه.'indamâ yatasarra'u akhî, qallamâ astâ'u minhu.

When my brother acts hastily, I am rarely displeased with him.

قلما أستاء من زميلتي، لأنها لا تتعمد الخطأ.qallamâ astâ'u min zamîlatî, li'annahâ lâ tata'ammadu al-khata'a.

I am rarely displeased with my colleague, because she does not intentionally make a mistake.

قلما نتعمد أن نسيء إلى أصدقائنا.qallamā nata'ammadu an nusī'a ilâ aṣdiqâ'inâ

We rarely intentionally offend our friends.

قلما أعاتب زميلي عندما يسيء إلي.qallamâ u'âtibu zamîlî 'indamâ yusî'u ilayya.

I rarely admonish my colleague when he offends me.

إن أخلفت موعدك، فقلما يعاتبك صديقك.in akhlafta maw'idaka, faqallamâ yu'âtibuka sadîquka.

If you break your appointment, your friend rarely admonishes you.

قلما يتفاخر الموظف الذي يخلف موعده بنجاحه.qallamâ yatafâkharu al-muwaẓẓafu alladhî yukhlifu mawidahu binajâḥihi.

The employee who breaks his appointment rarely boasts about his success.

أصبح الفريق قويا، وقلما يتفاخر بنجاحه أو يستهين بخصمه.asbaha al-fariiqu qawiyyan, wa qallamaa yatafaakharu binajaahihi aw yastahiinu bikhasmihi

The team became strong, and it rarely boasts about its success or underestimates its opponent.

قلما تستهين الطبيبة بالمرض، بل تستشير زملاءها دائما.qallamâ tastaheenu at-tabeebatu bil-maradi, bal tastasheeru zumalâ'ahâ dâ'iman.

The doctor rarely underestimates the disease; rather, she always consults her colleagues.

إن صارت المشكلة صعبة، فقلما أستشير خبيرا آخر.in sârat al-mushkilatu sa'batan, faqallamâ astashîru khabîran âkhar.

If the problem becomes difficult, I rarely consult another expert.

من الأفضل أن تستشير طبيبا، لأن المريض قلما يشفى وحده.mina al-afdali an tastashîra tabîban, li-anna al-marîda qallamâ yushfâ wahdahu.

It is better that you consult a doctor, because a patient rarely recovers alone.

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