Arabic vocabulary
How to say “to do” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
وكم من رجل غضب على ولده أو صديقه، فقال كلمة قاسية فرقت بينهما، أو فعل فعلة شنعاء أورثت عداوة
How many a man has gotten angry at his child or friend, uttered a harsh word that separated them, or committed a terrible deed that led to enmity.
فَعَلَ — he did. A past-tense verb carrying its own 'he' subject: he did. It opens the second alternative, the deed.
From: Restraining Anger →OpenArabic teaches words like فَعَل through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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