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difficulty in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ṣuʿūba
- Arabizi
su3uba- Type
- noun · feminine
- Root
- ص ع ب
How to use it
"Difficulty" (صُعُوبَة) is a feminine noun used for any kind of trouble or hard task. It can refer to physical, mental or situational challenges. The word is often paired with verbs like واجهت (faced) or تخطّى (overcame).
Example sentences
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الامتحان كان صُعُوبَةً كبيرةً.
al-imtiḥān kāna ṣuʿūbatan kabīratan.
The exam was a big difficulty.
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واجهت صُعُوبَةً في فهم النص.
wājahaṭa ṣuʿūbatan fī fahmi an-naṣṣ.
I faced difficulty in understanding the text.
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الصبر يساعد على تخطّي الصُعُوبَاتِ.
aṣ-ṣabr yusāʿidu ʿalā takhaṭṭī aṣ-ṣuʿūbāti.
Patience helps overcome difficulties.
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.
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اختيار مستوى الصعوبة
Is he aware of the difficulty?
هل هو على علم بالصعوبة؟
And here we face a difficulty.
وهنا نجد أنفسنا أمام صعوبة ما.
Surely with difficulty is ease.
« فإن مع العسر » الشدة « يسرا » سهولة.
With difficulty is surely ease.
فلا يثنك أذى أعدائك عن نشر الرسالة ؛ فإن مع الضيق فرجًا، إن مع الضيق فرجًا.
But that raises another difficulty.
ولكن هذا يقودنا إلى صعوبة أخرى.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
« فسنسيره » نهيئه « للعسرى » للنار.
After every difficulty there is relief.
« فإن مع العسر » الشدة « يسرا » سهولة.
I had no difficulty finding your house.
لم أجد صعوبة في العثور على مكان بيتك.
I had difficulty working out the problem.
لقد واجهت صعوبات في حلٌ هذا المشكل
They're all having some difficulty walking.
يعاني الكل من مشاكل في المشي.
In fact, it's all about frostbite and difficulty to walk and difficulty of breathing -- cold, challenging circumstances.
في الحقيقة، هي كلّها آثار صقيع و صعوبة في المشي و صعوبة في التنفس.. برد، و تحدّي للظروف.
Questions and answers
Can "difficulty" be used for both small and big problems?
Yes, you can add adjectives like كَبِيرَة (big) or صَغِيرَة (small) to specify the size of the difficulty.
Is there a verb that means "to make difficult"?
You can use صَعَّبَ (saʿʿaba) meaning "to make hard".
Related words and expressions
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