كثيرًا in English: very much – meaning, pronunciation, examples

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.

أُحِبُّهُ كَثِيرًا

uḥibbuhu kathīran

I love him very much
ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ كَثِيرًا

dhahabtu ilā al-sūqi kathīran

I went to the market often
يَتَكَلَّمُ هَذَا الطِّفْلُ كَثِرًا

yatakallamu hādhā al-ṭiflu kathiran

This child talks a lot

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

مؤلم كثيرًا!

It hurts a lot!

تغيرتَ كثيرًا.

You changed a lot.

سأفتقدك كثيرًا.

I'll miss you so much.

لا تغضب كثيرًا.

Don't get so angry.

أنا معجب بك كثيرًا.

I like you very much.

نجاحُهُ كلّفه كثيرًا.

He paid too high a price for success.

هل تحبان بعضكما كثيرًا؟

Do you love each other very much?

وبخني ذلك المعلم كثيرًا.

I got scolded severely by that teacher.

يهتم الملك كثيرًا لصورته.

The King is very much concerned about his image.

وبختني تلك المعلمة كثيرًا.

I got scolded severely by that teacher.

هذه السكين أفادتني كثيرًا.

This knife was very useful to me.

الفيتناميون يهتمون كثيرًا بالسمعة.

Vietnamese care a lot about reputation.

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.