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after in Arabic

بَعْدَ
Pronunciation
baʿda
Arabizi
ba3da
Type
preposition

How to use it

"After" is used as a preposition to indicate something that follows in time or order. It is followed by a noun in the accusative case (no special ending in modern Arabic).

Example sentences

  • سَأَذْهَبُ بَعْدَ العَشِيَّةِ.

    saʾadhhabu baʿda al-ʿashiyyati.

    I will go after dinner.

  • قَرَأْتُ الكِتَابَ بَعْدَ الدَّرْسِ.

    qaraʾtu al-kitāba baʿda al-darsi.

    I read the book after the lesson.

  • هَلْ سَتَجِيءُ بَعْدَ السَّاعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ؟

    hal satajīʾu baʿda al-sāʿati al-thāniyati?

    Will you come after two o'clock?

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.

After Austerity

بعد التقشف

After Ahmadinejad

ما بعد أحمدي نجاد

After Assimilation

ما بعد الاستيعاب

After, after with that which you are promised!

« هَيْهات هَيْهات » اسم فعل ماض بمعنى مصدر: أي بعد « لما توعدون » من الإخراج من القبور واللام زائدة للبيان.

that you inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin?

حتى تبحث عن اثمي وتفتش على خطيتي.

That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?

حتى تبحث عن اثمي وتفتش على خطيتي.

But after going through this, after realizing, well what just happened?

ولكن بعد مروري بهذه التجربة وبعد ادراكي لما حدث للتو؟

This is "6,500 Yards," after Corot. "9,000 Yards," after Gerhard Richter.

هذا هو "6500 ياردة،" من كورو. "9000 ياردة،" من غيرهارد ريشتر.

Year after year, after year, after year, they're more innovative than all their competition.

سنة تلو السنة.. عاما بعد عام.. فهي على سبيل الدوام مبتكرة أكثر من منافسيها..

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

وراء من خرج ملك اسرائيل. وراء من انت مطارد. وراء كلب ميت. وراء برغوث واحد.

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

هؤلاء بنو سام حسب قبائلهم كالسنتهم باراضيهم حسب اممهم

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations.

هؤلاء بنو سام حسب قبائلهم كالسنتهم باراضيهم حسب اممهم

Questions and answers

Can "after" be used for location?

In Arabic, "بعد" mainly expresses time. For spatial sense we use "خَلْف" or "وراء".

Do I need a preposition after "after"?

No, "after" itself is the preposition; the following noun is its object.

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