English → Arabic
often in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ghāliban
- Arabizi
ghaliban- Type
- adverb
- Root
- غ ل ب
How to use it
غَالِبًا (ghāliban) means ‘often’ and is used to describe frequency. It follows the verb or adjective it modifies and does not change form.
Example sentences
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أَزْرِفُ كِتَابًا غَالِبًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
azrifu kitāban ghāliban kulla yawmin.
I read a book often every day.
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يَزُورُنِي صَدِيقِي غَالِبًا.
yazūruni ṣadīqī ghāliban.
My friend visits me often.
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غَالِبًا يَسْتَغْرِبُ النَّاسُ هَذَا.
ghāliban yastaghribu al-nāsu hādhā.
People often find this strange.
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.
I often see him.
عادة ما أراه.
Most Often Played
الأكثر تشغيلاً
Least Often Played
الأقل تشغيلاً
I often catch colds.
كثيراً ما أصاب بالزكام.
Doraemon often smiles.
عادة ما يبتسم دُرايمُن.
We often eat together.
كثيراً ما نأكل معاً.
Babies often fall down.
عادة ما يقع الأطفال.
and remember you often.
« ونذكرك » ذكرا « كثيرا ».
He often quotes Shakespeare.
عادة ما يذكر مقولات لشيكسبير.
Believers, remember God often.
« يا أيها الذين آمنوا اذكروا الله ذكرا كثيرا ».
They're often quite brief. They're often very seasonally constrained.
عادة ما تكون قليلة, وعادة ما تكون مقيدة بالمواسم
They often revolve around spies who are involved in investigating various events, often on a global scale.
انهم غالبا ما تدور الجواسيس الذين يشاركون في التحقيق في الأحداث المختلفة، وغالبا على نطاق عالمي.
Questions and answers
Can غَالِبًا be placed before the verb?
Yes, you can say غَالِبًا يَفْعَلُ, but the usual order is verb then غَالِبًا.
Is there a shorter form?
Sometimes people say دائماً for ‘always’, but غَالِبًا is the standard for ‘often’.
Related words and expressions
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