English → Arabic
happening in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḥadath
- Arabizi
hadath- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَحْدَاثٌ aḥdāth
- Root
- ح د ث
How to use it
"Happening" as a noun is حَدَثٌ, meaning an event or occurrence. It is masculine; plural أَحْدَاثٌ. Use it for news, incidents, or anything that takes place.
Example sentences
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كانَ هذَا الحَدَثُ مُمْتِعًا جِدًّا.
kāna hādhā al-ḥadathu mumtiʿan jiddan.
This happening was very fun.
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سَجَّلَتِ الجَرَائِمُ الحَدَثَ فِي السَّنَةِ المَاضِيَةِ.
sajj al-jarāʾimu al-ḥadatha fī al-sanati al-māḍiyah.
Crimes recorded the happening last year.
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نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الحَدَثِ بِانْتِبَاهٍ كَبِيرٍ.
naẓartu ilā al-ḥadathi bi-intibāhin kabīrin.
I watched the happening with great attention.
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.
It's happening!
ذلك يحدث!
What's happening?
ما الذي يحدث؟
It's just happening.
انها تنمو هكذا
What’s happening now?
وقد تم رفضه.
What's happening here?
ما الذي يحدث هنا؟
Why was that happening?
لم كان يحدث ذلك؟
Yes, it's happening here.
نعم، هذا ما يحصل هنا.
That's what's happening here.
وهذا ما يحدث هنا
That ain't happening anymore.
هذا لم يعد يحدث بعد الآن.
Just because it isn't happening near you, doesn't mean it isn't happening.
فقط لأنه لا يحدث بالقرب منك، لا يعني أنه لا يحدث.
For what is happening in Belgium now could end up happening on a continental scale.
إذ أن ما يحدث في بلجيكا الآن قد يحدث على نطاق القارة بالكامل.
So where it's happening, we can see, but what is happening will remain invisible only.
إذن يمكننا رؤية مكان الحدث، لكن الحدث نفسه سيبقى غير مرئي.
Questions and answers
Can "happening" mean "trendy"?
No, for "trendy" use شائع أو موضة.
Is there a verb "to happen"?
Yes, the verb is حَدَثَ (ḥadaṯa).
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