Tarjmaأكتب بالعربي

English → Arabic

follow in Arabic

تَبِعَ
Pronunciation
tabiʿa
Arabizi
tabe3a
Type
verb · masculine
Root
ت ب ع

Other meanings

  • اِتَّبَعَ ittabaʿa — follow · to follow (an example, advice, instructions, a path)
  • تَلَا talā — follow · to follow (in sequence, to come after)

How to use it

The verb 'tabiʿa' often implies physical following, like walking behind someone. 'Ittabaʿa' is used for following rules, advice, or a path. 'Talā' means to come after or follow in a sequence.

Example sentences

  • تبع الرجلُ صديقَه إلى السوق.

    tabiʿa ar-rajulu ṣadīqahu ilā as-sūq.

    The man followed his friend to the market.

  • يجب أن تتبع التعليمات بدقة.

    yajibu an tattabiʿa at-taʿlīmāti bi-diqqah.

    You must follow the instructions carefully.

  • تلا المساءَ الليلُ.

    talā al-masāʾa al-laylu.

    Night followed the evening.

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.

Follow-up

متابعة

Follow me!

اتبعني!

Follow him.

اتبعه.

Follow the car.

إتبع تلك السيارة.

Just follow me.

اتبعني فحسب.

Follow that car!

اتبع تلك السيارة!

Details to follow.”

التفاصيل ستأتي لاحقا".

Follow-up procedures

طاء - إجراءات المتابعة

Two questions follow.

ويترتب على هذا سؤالان.

Otherwise, consequences follow.

وإلا تأتي العواقب.

You follow your religion and I follow mine.

لكم دينكم الذي أصررتم على اتباعه، ولي ديني الذي لا أبغي غيره.

Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," "I follow Apollos," "I follow Cephas," and, "I follow Christ."

فانا اعني هذا ان كل واحد منكم يقول انا لبولس وانا لأبلوس وانا لصفا وانا للمسيح.

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