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ماضِي
past /ˈmaːdˤiː/
adjectiveA1#288 most common
Also: last, previous, bygone, elapsed, sharp, cutting (of a blade)
Example sentences
الأسبوع الماضِي كان جميلاً.
Last week was nice.
في العام الماضِي تعلّمتُ السباحة.
Last year I learned to swim.
لا أحبّ التفكير في الماضِي كثيراً.
I do not like thinking about the past much.
الفعل الماضِي في اللغة العربية له قواعد واضحة.
The past tense verb in Arabic has clear rules.
حمل المحارب سيفاً ماضِياً لا يرحم.
The warrior carried a sharp sword that shows no mercy.
لا يمكنك أن تعيش أسير الماضِي وأنت تتجاهل حاضرك ومستقبلك.
You cannot live as a prisoner of the past while ignoring your present and your future.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ماضٍ (الماضِي) | ماضُون (الماضُون) |
| Genitive | ماضٍ (الماضِي) | ماضِين (الماضِين) |
| Accusative | ماضِياً (الماضِيَ) | ماضِين (الماضِين) |
| Vocative | يا ماضِي | يا ماضُون |
Word family
مَضَىto pass, to elapse, to go by
الماضِيthe past
مُضِيّpassing, proceeding (verbal noun)أمْضَىto carry out, to sign, to make effective
إمْضاءsignature
Etymology
ماضِي is the active participle of the verb مَضَى, which means to pass or to go by. From the idea of time that has elapsed it came to mean past or last, as in last year. The same root also yields the sense of a blade that goes clean through what it cuts, hence sharp.
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