كل مساء أضع هاتفي فوق الطاولة قرب السرير.

Every evening I put my phone on the table near the bed.

Breakdown of كل مساء أضع هاتفي فوق الطاولة قرب السرير.

• ي: my
• يضع: to put
• هاتف: phone
• مساء: evening

Questions & Answers about كل مساء أضع هاتفي فوق الطاولة قرب السرير.

Why does the sentence start with كل مساء instead of the verb?

Arabic often allows more flexible word order than English. Starting with كل مساء puts the time expression first for emphasis, like Every evening, I put...

The sentence could also be written as:

أضع هاتفي فوق الطاولة قرب السرير كل مساء

That would still be correct, but it sounds a little different in focus. With كل مساء at the beginning, the sentence highlights the routine or repeated time.

What does كل mean here, and why is it followed by مساء?

كل means every or each.

In Arabic, كل is usually followed by a noun in the singular:

• كل يوم = every day
• كل أسبوع = every week
• كل مساء = every evening

So Arabic says every evening with a singular noun, not a plural one.

Why is it مساء and not في المساء?

Both are possible, but they are slightly different in feel.

• كل مساء = every evening
• في المساء = in the evening

In this sentence, كل مساء expresses repeated time, which is why it fits well. If you said في المساء, it would sound more like a general time period rather than a repeated routine.