كَثُرَ (kathura)to increase
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb كَثُرَ (kathura) — “to increase”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): كَثُرَ يَكْثُرُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| كَثُرَ kathura | يَكْثُرُ yakthuru | اُكْثُرْ aukthur | كَثْرَة kathraa |
Conjugation (2): كَثَّرَ يُكَثِّرُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| كَثَّرَ kathaara | يُكَثِّرُ yukathiiru | كَثِّرْ kathiir | تَكْثِير takthīr |
Meanings & examples
1. to increase
- كَثُرَ الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ الْمَشْرُوعِ الْجَدِيدِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ.Talk about the new project in the city became frequent.
- كَثُرَ التَّسَاؤُلُ حَوْلَ أَسْبَابِ هَذِهِ الظَّاهِرَةِ الْغَرِيبَةِ.Questioning about the reasons for this strange phenomenon became frequent.
- كَثُرَ الْخِلَافُ بَيْنَ الطَّرَفَيْنِ حَتَّى وَصَلَ إِلَى طَرِيقٍ مَسْدُودٍ.Disagreement between the two parties became frequent until it reached a dead end.
2. to kill much
3. to become numerous
- كَثُرَ الْعَمَلُ الْيَوْمَ.The work increased today.
- كَثُرَتِ الْمَشَاكِلُ فِي الْمُجْتَمَعَاتِ الْحَدِيثَةِ.Problems have increased in modern societies.
- كَثُرَ الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَهَمِّيَّةِ التَّعَاوُنِ بَيْنَ الْجِيرَانِ.There was much talk about the importance of cooperation between neighbors.
4. to abound
- يَكْثُرُ السُّيَّاحُ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ خِلَالَ الصَّيْفِ.Tourists abound in this city during the summer.
- كَثُرَ الْخَيْرُ فِي الْبِلَادِ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الْجَفَافِ.Good abounded in the country after years of drought.
- يَكْثُرُ الْعَدْلُ حَيْثُ تُطَبَّقُ الْقَوَانِينُ بِشَفَافِيَّةٍ.Justice abounds where laws are applied transparently.
5. to be excessive
- كَثُرَ الْكَلَامُ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضُوعِ.The talk about this subject became excessive.
- يَكْثُرُ النَّاسُ فِي السُّوقِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ.People are excessive (numerous) in the market on Friday.
- كَثُرَتِ الْمَشَاكِلُ بَعْدَ غِيَابِهِ.The problems became excessive after his absence.
6. to be frequent
- كَثُرَ الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ الْمَشْرُوعِ الْجَدِيدِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ.Talk about the new project in the city became frequent.
- كَثُرَتِ الْأَمْطَارُ هَذَا الْعَامَ مِمَّا أَدَّى إِلَى الْفَيَضَانَاتِ.Rains were frequent this year, leading to floods.
- كَثُرَتْ شَكْوَى الْعُمَّالِ مِنْ ظُرُوفِ الْعَمَلِ السَّيِّئَةِ.Workers' complaints about poor working conditions were frequent.
7. to be much
- كَثُرَ الْخَيْرُ فِي الْبِلَادِ بَعْدَ الْمَطَرِ.Goodness became much in the country after the rain.
- كَثُرَتْ الْمَشَاكِلُ فِي الْفَتْرَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ.Problems became much in the recent period.
- يَكْثُرُ الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ هَذَا الْمَوْضُوعِ.Talk about this topic is much.
8. to be numerous
- كَثُرَ عَدَدُ السُّيَّاحِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ هَذَا الْعَامَ.The number of tourists in the city was numerous this year.
- يَكْثُرُ الْخَيْرُ فِي بِلَادِنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ.Goodness is numerous in our country, by the grace of God.
- اُكْثُرْ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ فِي هَذِهِ الْأَيَّامِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ.Be numerous in prayer during these blessed days.
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