لما الواحد بكون تعبان، بيروح عالبيت بكير.

to go

Breakdown of لما الواحد بكون تعبان، بيروح عالبيت بكير.

• على: to
• كان: to be
• بيت: home

Questions & Answers about لما الواحد بكون تعبان، بيروح عالبيت بكير.

What does لما mean in this sentence?

Here لما means when.

So the structure is:

• لما ... = when ...
• لما الواحد بكون تعبان = when a person is tired

In Levantine, لما is very commonly used to introduce a time clause like when.

What does الواحد mean literally, and why is it used here?

Literally, الواحد means the one, but in everyday Levantine it often means:

• a person
• someone
• you in a general sense
• one as in formal English when one is tired...

So in this sentence, الواحد is not talking about one specific man. It means people in general.

A natural English equivalent is:

• When you’re tired, you go home early or
• When a person is tired, they go home early

Why is it بكون and not just كون or يكون?