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تَسَوُّق
shopping /ta.ˈsaw.wuq/
nounB1#2272 most common
Also: the act of buying goods, going to market
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ التَّسَوُّقَ.
I like shopping.
نَذْهَبُ لِلتَّسَوُّقِ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ.
We go shopping on Saturday.
أَصْبَحَ التَّسَوُّقُ عَبْرَ الإِنْتَرْنِت سَهْلاً جِدّاً.
Online shopping has become very easy.
تُفَضِّلُ أُخْتِي التَّسَوُّقَ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ الشَّعْبِيَّةِ.
My sister prefers shopping in the traditional markets.
أَنْفَقَ الكَثِيرُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَبَالِغَ كَبِيرَةً خِلَالَ مَوْسِمِ التَّسَوُّقِ قَبْلَ العِيدِ.
Many people spent large sums during the shopping season before the holiday.
يَرَى بَعْضُ الاقْتِصَادِيِّينَ أَنَّ عَادَاتِ التَّسَوُّقِ تَعْكِسُ ثِقَةَ المُسْتَهْلِكِ بِالاقْتِصَادِ.
Some economists hold that shopping habits reflect consumer confidence in the economy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَسَوُّقٌ | None |
| Genitive | تَسَوُّقٍ | None |
| Accusative | تَسَوُّقاً | None |
| Vocative | يَا تَسَوُّقُ | None |
Word family
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form V verb تَسَوَّقَ, "to shop." It derives from the triliteral root س-و-ق, which also gives سُوق, "market." The Form V pattern adds a reflexive sense, so the base idea is "to go to the market for oneself."
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