Arabic → English
عادةً in English
- Pronunciation
- ʿāda
- Arabizi
3ada- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- عَادَاتٌ ʿadāt
- Root
- ع د و
How to use it
عادة means a regular or customary practice, a habit. It can describe personal routines or cultural customs. Often used with adjectives like جيدة (good) or سيئة (bad).
Example sentences
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عَادَتْ أُمِّي أن تُحَضِّرَ الفُطُورَ كلَّ صَبَاحٍ.
ʿādat ummī an tuḥaḍḍira al-fuṭūra kulla ṣabāḥin.
My mother used to prepare breakfast every morning.
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تُعَدُّ القراءةُ عَادَةً صِحِّيَّةً.
tuʿaddu al-qirāʾatu ʿādata ṣiḥḥiyyatan.
Reading is a healthy habit.
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قَلَّتْ عَادَتِي في الشُّغْلِ بَعْدَ الإِصَابَةِ.
qallat ʿādatī fī al-shughi li baʿda al-iṣābati.
My work habit decreased after the injury.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
عادةً أمشي.
I usually walk.
عادةً ما ألعب التنس.
I usually play tennis.
هل تشرب القهوة عادةً؟
Do you drink coffee?
عادةً ما يقود سيارة أبيه.
He often drives his father's car.
متى تخلد إلى النوم عادةً؟
What time do you usually go to bed?
كان عادةً ما يناديني إتشيرو.
He called me Ichiro.
يشتبه الريفيون عادةً بالغرباء.
Country people are traditionally suspicious of strangers.
لا تهاجم الذئابُ الناسَ عادةً.
Wolves won't usually attack people.
عادةً ما يفطر جدي عند السادسة.
My grandfather usually eats breakfast at six.
عادةً ما تعدّ الضحايا هنا تافهة.
The victims here are always regarded as insignificant.
لكنك لا تستطيع الوصول لذلك عادةً.
But you don't get to do that usually.
عادةً أختار المواضيع المحلية وغير السياسية.
Also, what are your favourite reads I usually pick non political regional ones.
Questions and answers
Can عادة refer to cultural customs?
Yes, in that sense it can be translated as "custom".
How do I say "I have a habit of..."?
أَنا عَادَةً أَفْعَلُ … (ana ʿādatan afʿalu …).
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