The more, the better: kullamaa
The "the more…, the better…" of other languages is assembled here from one particle, twice. Kullamaa — "every time that" — with the past tense in both halves. "Kullamaa aktaru tadriib, aktaru guwwa" — the more training, the more strength. Neither "than" nor "so" is needed as a separate word. For example: “كلما مشيت أكثر، تحسّنت صحتك” — The more you walk, the better your health. A rule from the Arabic course: worked…
How it works
The "the more…, the better…" of other languages is assembled here from one particle, twice. Kullamaa — "every time that" — with the past tense in both halves. "Kullamaa aktaru tadriib, aktaru guwwa" — the more training, the more strength. Neither "than" nor "so" is needed as a separate word.
The advice rests on three turns. Min al-afdal ann — it is best: "min al-afdal ann nantazir" — it is best to wait. Kaana yajib — one should have, a reproach after the fact: "kaana yajib an tadrus aktar" — you should have studied more. And al-amr ilaik — it is up to you: the advice ends by passing the move.
The top and the bottom of quality go in pairs from known words: "afdal" — the best, "aswaʾ" — the worst. And "as ... as possible" is fii aqrab waqt — in the nearest time, and maa yumkin — what can be: "aswaʾ maa yumkin" — the worst possible.
Table
| sense | link (text) | reading |
|---|---|---|
| every time that | كلما | kullamaa |
| every time he went out | كلما خرجت | kullamaa kharajta |
| as soon as | حالما | haalamaa |
| when he comes | حالما وصل | haalamaa wasala |
By example
- كلما مشيت أكثر، تحسّنت صحتكкульма машита актар, тахассанат сиххатукThe more you walk, the better your health
- من الأفضل أن ننتظر حتى الصباح، والقرار إليكмин аль-афдаль анн нянтазир хатта ас-сабаах, ва-ль-караар иляйкIt is best to wait until the morning, and the decision is yours
- كان يجب أن يقرأ التقرير كحد أدنى مرتينкян яджиб ан якраʾа ат-такриир ка-хадд аль-адна марратайнThe report should have been read at least twice
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Kullamaa in Arabic?
The "the more…, the better…" of other languages is assembled here from one particle, twice. Kullamaa — "every time that" — with the past tense in both halves. "Kullamaa aktaru tadriib, aktaru guwwa" — the more training, the more strength. Neither "than" nor "so" is needed as a separate word.
How to say the more the better in Arabic?
The "the more…, the better…" of other languages is assembled here from one particle, twice. Kullamaa — "every time that" — with the past tense in both halves. "Kullamaa aktaru tadriib, aktaru guwwa" — the more training, the more strength. Neither "than" nor "so" is needed as a separate word.
Kaana yajib in Arabic?
The advice rests on three turns. Min al-afdal ann — it is best: "min al-afdal ann nantazir" — it is best to wait. Kaana yajib — one should have, a reproach after the fact: "kaana yajib an tadrus aktar" — you should have studied more. And al-amr ilaik — it is up to you: the advice ends by passing…
Al-amr ilayk in Arabic?
The advice rests on three turns. Min al-afdal ann — it is best: "min al-afdal ann nantazir" — it is best to wait. Kaana yajib — one should have, a reproach after the fact: "kaana yajib an tadrus aktar" — you should have studied more. And al-amr ilaik — it is up to you: the advice ends by passing…
What does it look like in a Arabic example sentence?
“كلما مشيت أكثر، تحسّنت صحتك” (кульма машита актар, тахассанат сиххатук) — The more you walk, the better your health. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.