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How do you say "to line up (people)" in Arabic?
يقف في الصف
Yu'af fi 'ilsaf
In Arabic, "to line up (people)" is يقف في الصف.
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Pronunciation
Yu'af fi 'ilsaf, say 'yoo-AHF fee il-SAF' with glottal stops and clear syllables.
Writing and usage
Two parts: Yu'af (stand) with hamza, then fi (in), then 'ilsaf (the line) with hamza at the start.
Example sentence
قفنا في الصف بنظام.
We stood in line neatly.
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How to remember يقف في الصف
The glottal stops are like people stopping and standing in line, stop, line up.
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Questions about يقف في الصف
How do you say "to line up (people)" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "to line up (people)" is يقف في الصف. It is a noun.
How is يقف في الصف written in Arabic?
Two parts: Yu'af (stand) with hamza, then fi (in), then 'ilsaf (the line) with hamza at the start.
How is يقف في الصف used in a sentence?
Use يقف في الصف as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: قفنا في الصف بنظام. (We stood in line neatly.).
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