Arabic vocabulary
أشدmore eager
How to say “more eager” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
قال يقولون لو أنهم رأوها كانوا أشد عليها حرصًا، وأشد لها طلبًا، وأعظم فيها رغبة
He said: They say: If they had seen it, they would be more eager for it, more earnest in seeking it, and greater in their desire for it.
أَشَدَّ — more eager. An elative 'more intense / keener', accusative predicate of 'would be' — and a diptote, its ending bare. It pairs with a 'for it' and a 'in respect of...' word to say keener for WHAT, in WHAT way.
From: Where Angels Gather →قال يقولون لو أنهم رأوها كانوا أشد عليها حرصًا، وأشد لها طلبًا، وأعظم فيها رغبة
He said: They say: If they had seen it, they would be more eager for it, more earnest in seeking it, and greater in their desire for it.
وَأَشَدَّ — and more earnest. 'And' plus a second elative 'more intense', sharing the accusative — 'and keener [in seeking]'. The second comparison, with its 'for it' and specification-word to follow.
From: Where Angels Gather →قال يقولون لو رأوها كانوا أشد فرارًا، وأشد لها مخافة
He said: They say: If they saw it, they would flee from it more and fear it more.
أَشَدَّ — more. An elative 'more intense', accusative predicate of 'would be' — a diptote, its ending bare. It pairs with a specification-word to say more intense in WHAT.
From: Where Angels Gather →قال يقولون لو رأوها كانوا أشد فرارًا، وأشد لها مخافة
He said: They say: If they saw it, they would flee from it more and fear it more.
وَأَشَدَّ — and fear it more. 'And' plus a second elative 'more intense', accusative predicate — 'and more [fearful]'. The second comparison, with its 'for it' and specification to follow.
From: Where Angels Gather →
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