Arabic → English
كثيراً in English
- Pronunciation
- kathīran
- Arabizi
kthiran- Type
- adverb
- Root
- ك ث ر
How to use it
كَثِيرًا is an adverb meaning “a lot” or “very much”. It follows the verb it modifies and can also appear after a noun with the particle إلى.
Example sentences
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أُحِبُّهُ كَثِيرًا
uḥibbuhu kathīran
I love him very much
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ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ كَثِيرًا
dhahabtu ilā al-sūqi kathīran
I went to the market often
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يَتَكَلَّمُ هَذَا الطِّفْلُ كَثِرًا
yatakallamu hādhā al-ṭiflu kathiran
This child talks a lot
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.
كثيراً حقاً
Like a lot.
أحبه كثيراً.
I like him very much.
أعطس كثيراً.
I keep sneezing.
أحلم كثيراً.
I have a lot of dreams.
تسلينا كثيراً.
We really enjoyed ourselves.
افتقدتك كثيراً!
How I've missed you!
يحدث ذلك كثيراً.
Such a thing occurs frequently.
إنه يصرخ كثيراً.
He is screaming a lot.
إنك تتكلم كثيراً.
You talk too much.
إنها تتكلم كثيراً.
She talks a lot.
وكان فضولياً كثيراً
And he was curious.
نعمل كثيراً، كثيراً جداً.
You work a lot, a whole lot.
Questions and answers
Is كثيراً used with numbers?
No, for quantities you use كَثِيرٌ (adjective) or أَكْثَرُ.
Can it modify adjectives?
It can intensify adjectives in colloquial speech, e.g., جميل جميلًا.
Related words and expressions
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