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يُحَدِّث narrate in Arabic

يُحَدِّث is how you say “narrate” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

إن كان عطاء بن يسار ليحدثنا أنا وأبا حازم حتى يبكينا ثم يحدثنا حتى يضحكنا،

Indeed, Ata ibn Yasar would narrate to us, to Abu Hazim and me, until he made us cry, then he would narrate until he made us laugh,

لَيُحَدِّثُنَا would narrate to us

This bundles three things into one word: an emphasis prefix that reinforces the 'used to' frame, the present-tense verb 'narrate', and the attached 'us' as its object. The present tense after the earlier 'was' is what produces the habitual 'would narrate'. So a single word says 'he would keep narrating to us'.

From Stories That Soften the Heart

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More example sentences

إن كان عطاء بن يسار ليحدثنا أنا وأبا حازم حتى يبكينا ثم يحدثنا حتى يضحكنا،

Indeed, Ata ibn Yasar would narrate to us, to Abu Hazim and me, until he made us cry, then he would narrate until he made us laugh,

يُحَدِّثُنَا he would narrate to us

Present-tense 'narrate' with the attached 'us' as object. Because the 'used to' frame still governs the passage, this present tense again reads as the habitual 'he would narrate'. One word carries the verb and its audience.

From Stories That Soften the Heart

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