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How to say "would" in arabic?
Hey, I was wondering how the word would is used in arabic.
For example: He wanted to build a house which would keep warm but he couldn't afford it.
The king's son would have become king but he went to France instead.
2 nov. 2013 10:18
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It's difficult to find an equivalent for would, it depends on the context, the sentence but I'd say the closest one to would is كان سيكون
Ex: كان سيكون ملكا ان لم يذهب الى فرنسا
= he would've been a king if he didn't go to France
Ex : كنت سأخبرك إن علمت أنه قادم
= I would have told you if I knew he was coming
So it's (verb + كان/ كنت + ســــ)
كان / كنت ... = was. And ســـ means will
Verb ســـ+ فعل = future tense
So it's like a mix between the future and the past (=conditional)
Hope it doesn't make you more confused
2 november 2013
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He wanted to build a house which would keep warm but he couldn't afford it.
The king's son would have become king but he went to France instead.
Would means كان من المفترض أن
2 november 2013
Here in English it just a helping verb so it doesnt have an equivalent in Arabic.
But here "would you give this please?" would means " هل لك أن "
2 november 2013
For this context:
يريد or يتمنى
25 januari 2014
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
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Samir
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