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concrete in Arabic

خَرْسَانَة
Pronunciation
kharsān
Arabizi
5arsana
Type
noun · feminine
Root
خ ر س

How to use it

"Concrete" refers to the building material made of cement, sand, gravel and water. It is a feminine noun in Arabic, so adjectives agree in gender. Use it in construction, engineering and everyday talk about building work.

Example sentences

  • اِسْتَخْدَمَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ الْخَرْسَانَةَ فِي البِنَاءِ.

    istaḫdama al-muhandisu al‑kharsānata fī al‑bināʾi.

    The engineer used concrete in the construction.

  • تَجَلَّى الْخَرْسَانُ كَفِيًّا فِي الجِدَارِ.

    tajallā al‑kharsānu kafiyyān fī al‑jidāri.

    The concrete turned out solid in the wall.

  • يُحَبَّبُ الْخَرْسَانُ إِلَى عُمَّالِ البِنَاءِ.

    yuḥabbabu al‑kharsānu ilā ʿummāli al‑bināʾi.

    Workers appreciate concrete.

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.

We are concrete.

نحن واقعيون.

Concrete objectives

الأهداف المحددة

What is the concrete reality?

« ما الحاقة » تعظيم لشأنها، وهو مبتدأ وخبر الحاقة.

Migration is a concrete example.

وتشكل الهجرة مثالاً ملموساً لذلك.

Yet no concrete action is taken.

ولكن حتى الآن لم يتخذ أي إجراء ملموس.

We can ask a very concrete question.

بإمكاننا طرح سؤال محدد جداً

So concrete, transparent and efficient.

بالِغُ الدِّقة، شفاف وناجع.

Concrete steps have already been taken.

لقد اتخذت تدابير ملموسة بالفعل.

Detailed, concrete, no bureaucratic speech.

مفصّل، ملموس، بلا خطابة أو لَغْو.

The concrete measures are summarized below.

6 - ويرد موجز للتدابير الملموسة أدناه.

These goals were underpinned by concrete targets.

وتستند هذه الأهداف العامة إلى أهداف محددة.

It is expected to consume 10 million metric tons of concrete, the government has pledged to use only domestically produced concrete.

ومن المتوقع أن تستهلك 10 ملايين طن متري من الخرسانة، وقد تعهدت الحكومة باستخدام الخرسانة المنتجة محلياً فقط.

Questions and answers

Is "concrete" always feminine in Arabic?

Yes, the word "الْخَرْسَانَة" is grammatically feminine, so adjectives and verbs that describe it must be in the feminine form.

Can I use "خَرْسَان" without the article?

In formal Arabic the definite article is common, but in technical texts you may see the bare noun "خَرْسَان" as a shorthand.

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