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كافَح
to fight, to struggle against /ˈkaː.fa.ħa/
verbB2#4405 most common
Also: to combat, to strive against, to grapple with
Example sentences
هو يكافح المرض.
He is fighting the illness.
كافحت الأم من أجل أطفالها.
The mother struggled for her children.
يكافح الفلاحون الجفاف كل صيف.
The farmers fight the drought every summer.
تكافح الحكومة الفساد بقوانين جديدة.
The government is fighting corruption with new laws.
كافح الشعب طويلاً من أجل الاستقلال قبل أن يحققه.
The people struggled for a long time for independence before achieving it.
على الرغم من الصعوبات الجمة، ظل يكافح بعزيمة لا تلين حتى حقق حلمه.
Despite immense difficulties, he kept struggling with unyielding determination until he achieved his dream.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُكافِحُ | كافَحْتُ | سَأُكافِحُ |
| 2sg | تُكافِحُ | كافَحْتَ | سَتُكافِحُ |
| 3sg | يُكافِحُ | كافَحَ | سَيُكافِحُ |
| 1pl | نُكافِحُ | كافَحْنا | سَنُكافِحُ |
| 2pl | تُكافِحُونَ | كافَحْتُمْ | سَتُكافِحُونَ |
| 3pl | يُكافِحُونَ | كافَحُوا | سَيُكافِحُونَ |
Word family
مُكافَحةstruggle, the act of combating something
كِفاحstruggle, fight
مُكافِحa fighter, one who struggles against something
يُكافِحhe fights, he struggles (present tense)
Etymology
كافَح comes from the triliteral Semitic root ك-ف-ح, tied to the idea of meeting someone face to face in confrontation. The verb is built on Form III (فاعَل), a pattern that often marks an action directed at or exchanged with another party. That pattern turns the root's core sense of confrontation into an ongoing struggle or fight against an opponent, whether a person, a disease, or an abstract hardship like poverty.
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