كَثِيرَةٌmany

Example sentences

• العمر قصير، والأعمال كثيرة، والآجال مفاجئة

  Life is short, deeds are many, and death comes unexpectedly.

  كَثِيرَةٌ — many. The predicate adjective 'many', with a bare indefinite ending, completing the clause: deeds are many. Notice it carries a feminine-singular shape to agree with the plural non-human noun, which Arabic treats as feminine singular for agreement.

  From: Seize the Days You Have →

• العمر قصير، والأعمال كثيرة، والآجال مفاجئة

  Life is short, deeds are many, and death comes suddenly.

  كَثِيرَةٌ — many. The predicate adjective 'many', with a bare indefinite ending, completing the clause: deeds are many. It carries a feminine-singular shape to agree with the plural non-human noun, which Arabic treats as feminine singular for agreement.

  From: While You Still Can →

• القلب عارف، والقواطع كثيرة

  The heart is knowledgeable, and the obstacles are many.

  كَثِيرةٌ — many. This is the predicate of the second verbless sentence, an adjective meaning 'many', so it stands in the subject case to match 'the obstacles'. Without 'the' it is indefinite; the no-verb structure supplies 'are' silently.

  From: A Sound Heart Knows →

• الآيَة وشواهد هَذَا كَثِيرَة فِي الْكتاب وَالسّنة

  This verse and the evidences of this are many in the Book and the Sunnah.

  كَثِيرَةٌ — many. Adjective, 'many', the predicate, 'are many'. Its feminine singular form agrees with the non-human plural subject in Arabic's usual way; no verb 'are' appears.

  From: Following Desires →

• فِيهِ فَوَائِدٌ كَثِيرَةٌ جَلِيلَةٌ،

  It contains many noble benefits.

  كَثِيرَةٌ — many. An adjective modifying the benefits. It takes a feminine-singular shape because Arabic treats a non-human plural as a single feminine for agreement, so the adjective's form is what ties it to that plural noun. It quantifies the benefits.

  From: A Life of Reading and Writing →

• جَوَاذِبُ الطَّبْعِ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا كَثِيرَةٌ، ثُمَّ هِيَ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ،

  There are many natural attractions to the world; they come from within.

  كَثِيرَةٌ — numerous. An adjective acting as the predicate, telling you what the attractions ARE: many. It is feminine to agree with the plural subject, since Arabic often treats a non-human plural as a feminine singular for agreement. With no verb 'are' present, this adjective alone completes the sentence 'the attractions [are] many'.

  From: Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness →

• فَأَمَّا الطَّبْعُ، فَجَوَاذِبُهُ كَثِيرَةٌ،

  As for the natural disposition, it has many attractions.

  كَثِيرَةٌ — many. An adjective acting as the predicate of the topic-comment, telling you what the attractions ARE: many. It is feminine singular to agree with the non-human plural before it, and with no spoken 'are' it alone completes 'its attractions [are] many'.

  From: Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness →