rarely in Arabic: نادرا (nādiran) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

“Rarely” translates to the adverb “نَادِرًا”. It is used before the verb to indicate that an action happens infrequently.

أَزْرُقُ نَادِرًا إِلَى المَكْتَبِ

azruqu nādiran ilā al-maktabi

I rarely go to the office
هَذِهِ الظَّاهِرَةُ نَادِرًا مَا تَحْدُثُ

hādhihi al-ẓāhiratu nādiran mā taḥduthu

This phenomenon rarely happens
يَتَكَلَّمُ نَادِرًا عَنِ المَوْضُوعِ

yatakallamu nādiran ʿani al-mawḍūʿi

He rarely talks about the topic

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

It rarely is.

فنادراً ما يكون الأمر كذلك.

I see it rarely.

أراها نادراً

We rarely disagree.

ونحن نادراً ما نختلف.

And you rarely see them.

ومن النادر أن تراها

Unilateralism rarely works.

فالأحادية نادراً ما تنجح.

But this is rarely the case.

ولكن هذه ليست الحال إلا نادرا.

I'm rarely invited to parties.

نادرًا ما أُدعى إلى الحفلات.

She rarely goes out on Sundays.

نادراً ما تخرج أيام الأحد.

Economic alarms rarely ring so loudly.

ونادراً ما تدق أجراس الخطر الاقتصادية بهذا القدر من الصخب.

Violent crackdowns rarely result in moderation.

إن الإجراءات الصارمة نادراً ما تؤدي إلى الاعتدال.

First, elections rarely solve fundamental problems.

أولاً، قد تحل الانتخابات المشاكل الجوهرية.

Personal authoritarianism rarely survives its founder.

إن الاستبداد الشخصي كنظام حكم نادراً ما يستمر إلى ما بعد رحيل مؤسسه.

Can “نَادِرًا” be placed after the verb?

It is possible, but the usual position is before the verb for clarity.

Is there a stronger word for “very rarely”?

You can say «قَلِيلًا مَا» or «نَادِرًا جِدًّا».