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lately in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- muʾakhkharan
- Arabizi
m'akhkharan- Type
- adverb
How to use it
‘Lately’ is an adverb meaning ‘in the recent past’. It is used with verbs to indicate something that has happened or been true not long ago. In Arabic the common adverb is مُؤَخَّرًا. It can appear at the beginning or end of a clause.
Example sentences
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هَذَا هُوَ مَا حَدَثَ مُؤَخَّرًا.
hādhā huwa mā ḥadaṯa muʾakhkharan.
This is what happened lately.
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لَقَدْ سافَرْتُ إِلَى مِصْرَ مُؤَخَّرًا.
laqad sāfartu ilā Miṣra muʾakhkharan.
I traveled to Egypt lately.
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هُوَ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنِ الأَحْوَالِ المُؤَخَّرَةِ.
huwa yataḥaddaṯu ʿani al-aḥwāli al-muʾakhkhara.
He talks about recent events.
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.
He is depressed lately.
أصيب بالإحباط مؤخرا.
I've been wrong a lot lately.
انني كنت مخطئة كثيراً
Muiriel likes to annoy me lately.
موريل تحب أن تزعجني هذه الأيام.
Lately, he’s come home coughing up blood.
في الآونة الأخيرة، عاد للبيت يسعل الدم.
Speaking of Mr. Tanaka, have you seen him lately?
بما أننا نتحدث عن السيد تاناكا، هل رأيته مؤخراً؟
We haven't seen a lot tourists around here lately.
نحن لم نرى الكثير من السياح بالقرب من هنا مؤخراً.
How's your genome today? Have you thought about it lately?
كيف حال اليوم؟ هل فكرت بها مؤخراً؟
I lately joined GV MENA family as an author and translator.
وقد انضممت لفريق الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا في الأصوات العالمية مؤخراً كمترجمة و كاتبة.
There have been encouraging signs of advancement in that direction lately.
وهناك علامات مشجعة على التقدم في ذلك الصدد مؤخرا.
This policy has lately been widened for cases involving domestic violence.
وقد تم توسيع نطاق السياسة ذات الصلة مؤخرا فيما يخص الحالات التي تشمل العنف العائلي.
LONDON – Central Africa has lately been attracting some unfamiliar attention.
لندن ـ في الآونة الأخيرة كانت أفريقيا الوسطى تجتذب قدراً غير معتاد من الاهتمام.
Lately, pre-school education has been introduced into regular primary schools.
وفي الآونة الأخيرة، تم إدخال التعليم ما قبل المدرسة في المدارس الابتدائية العادية.
Questions and answers
Can I use ‘lately’ with the present perfect?
Yes, e.g., ‘I have been busy lately.’
Is there a formal alternative?
You can also say ‘recently’ which translates to ‘مؤخرًا’ as well.
Related words and expressions
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