كذا such in Arabic
كذا is how you say “such” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فَيَقُولُ قُلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا،
so he says: 'I said such and such',
كَذَا such
This is a placeholder word meaning 'such', standing in for unspecified content. Arabic uses it the way English uses 'so-and-so' or 'such', avoiding naming the exact words; it pairs with the next word for 'such and such'.
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فَيَقُولُ قُلْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا،
so he says: 'I said such and such',
وَكَذَا and such
The wa- joins the matching placeholder, 'and such', completing the set phrase 'such and such'. Coordinated with the first, the pair stands for unspecified content the speaker need not spell out.
وَالْمُرْسِلُ يَقُولُ لِلرَّسُولِ قُلْ لَهُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا،
and the one who sends says to the messenger: 'Say to them such and such',
كَذَا such
This is a placeholder word meaning 'such', standing in for unspecified content. Arabic uses it the way English uses 'so-and-so', avoiding the exact words; it pairs with the next word for 'such and such'.
وَالْمُرْسِلُ يَقُولُ لِلرَّسُولِ قُلْ لَهُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا،
and the one who sends says to the messenger: 'Say to them such and such',
وَكَذَا and such
The wa- joins the matching placeholder, 'and such', completing the set phrase 'such and such'. Coordinated with the first, the pair stands for unspecified content the sender need not spell out.
فَإِذَا بَلَّغَ الرَّسُولُ ذَلِكَ صَحَّ أَنْ يُقَالَ قَالَ الرَّسُولُ كَذَا، وَهَذَا قَوْلُ الرَّسُولِ،
Therefore, when the Messenger conveyed this, it is correct to say: 'The Messenger said such', and this is the Messenger's word,
كَذَا such
A stand-in word, 'such-and-such', used to represent unspecified content without naming it. It is a fixed filler that lets the speaker refer to 'whatever was said' generically, much like English 'so-and-so'.
وَلَا يَجِيءُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ تَكَلَّمَ لَهُمْ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا،
And it is not fitting in any of that to say: 'He spoke to them with such and such',
بِكَذَا with such
A 'with/by' prefix attached to the filler word 'such-and-such'. The prefix marks the instrument or content of the speaking, 'spoke with such-and-such', and the filler stands in for unspecified wording, much like English 'so-and-so'.
وَلَا يَجِيءُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ تَكَلَّمَ لَهُمْ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا،
And it is not fitting in any of that to say: 'He spoke to them with such and such',
وَكَذَا and such
An 'and' joined to the same filler word, continuing the 'such-and-such' phrasing. It simply extends the placeholder, keeping the referenced content deliberately vague.
وَلَا تَكَلَّمَ الرَّسُولُ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا،
Nor did the Messenger speak with such and such,
بِكَذَا with such
A 'with/by' prefix on the filler 'such-and-such', marking the content of the speech that supposedly occurred. The prefix sets up the instrument-or-content relationship and the filler keeps the wording unspecified.
وَلَا تَكَلَّمَ الرَّسُولُ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا،
Nor did the Messenger speak with such and such,
وَكَذَا and such
An 'and' attached to the filler word, extending the 'such-and-such' phrase to a second, equally unspecified item.