Arabic vocabulary
How to say “then he entered” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
فَنَزَلَ يَوْمًا مَنْزِلًا فَدَخَلَ الْأَرَاكَ،
One day he stopped at a lodging, and then he entered the thickets.
فَدَخَلَ — then he entered. A chaining fa- ('and then') on a past verb 'entered', subject built in; it sequences this as the next thing after halting, giving the 'and then' flow.
From: Umar and the Prophet's Wives →فَدَخَلَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ، فَأَذِنَ لِي،
So he entered, asked permission, and allowed me in.
فَدَخَلَ — so he entered. The 'fa-' connector advances the story, 'so he entered'; the body is the past verb 'entered' with 'he' inside. It marks the entering as the next step after the following. The connector implies tight succession.
From: Generosity to the Poor →فَدَخَلَ فَوَجَدَ لَبَنًا فِي قَدَحٍ
He then entered and found milk in a cup.
فَدَخَلَ — so he entered. The 'fa-' connector moves the narrative forward, 'so/then he entered'; the body is the past 'entered' with 'he' inside. It marks succession from the prior scene. The connector implies one action right after another.
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