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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
no sooner ... than

ما كاد يفعل حتى فعل‏

ما كادَ يَفْعَلُ حتَّى فَعَلَ‏

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Categories:
Speech register: written
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: Conjunction
Subject: Connectors

Sample sentences:

ما كادَ يَدْخُلُ البَيتَ حَتَّى قَدَّموا لَهُ العَصيرَ.