Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English

What's ما زال ?

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ما زال:

An Arabic phrase that means: still

It's used to describe an action or state that is continuing. Here are some practical examples:

  • ما زال المطر ينزل: The rain is still falling.

  • ما زال يعمل في نفس الشركة: He still works at the same company.

  • ما زالت تحب القراءة: She still loves to read.

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    Here are the conjugations:
    كان (kāna) in the past tense:
    | Pronoun | Conjugation |
    |----------------|---------------------|
    | أنا (I) | كُنتُ (kuntu) |
    | أنتَ (You, m.) | كُنتَ (kunta) |
    | أنتِ (You, f.) | كُنتِ (kunti) |
    | هو (He) | كانَ (kāna) |
    | هي (She) | كانَتْ (kānat) |
    | نحن (We) | كُنا (kunnā) |
    | أنتم (You, pl.) | كُنتُم (kuntum) |
    | هم (They) | كانُوا (kānū) |
    ما زال (mā zāla) in the past tense:
    | Pronoun | Conjugation |
    |----------------|---------------------|
    | أنا (I) | ما زِلتُ (mā ziltu) |
    | أنتَ (You, m.) | ما زِلتَ (mā zilta) |
    | أنتِ (You, f.) | ما زِلتِ (mā zilti) |
    | هو (He) | ما زالَ (mā zāla) |
    | هي (She) | ما زالَتْ (mā zālat)|
    | نحن (We) | ما زِلنا (mā zilnā) |
    | أنتم (You, pl.) | ما زِلتُم (mā ziltum)|
    | هم (They) | ما زالوا (mā zālū) |


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