Lesson 76 – الدَّرْسُ السَّادِسُ والسَّبْعونَ
The meanings of the prepositions - معاني حروف الجر
The preposition (fī)– حرف الجر "فِي"
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- The original meaning of this preposition is the circumstantial meaning (in, or inside), as in the following examples:
| Picture | Meaning of the preposition | English | Arabic |
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| In a place | I prayed in the mosque | |
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| In a time | I work at night |
- Sometimes the circumstantial meaning of (fī) is metaphoric, or figurative, as in the following examples:
| Picture | English | Arabic |
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| Amer (sunk) fell in love of his wife | |
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| Saeed was lost in thinking |
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- (Fī) is sometimes used with the meaning of (ilā) or (ξalā) as in the following examples:
| Meaning | English | Arabic |
| I put the lamp on the wall | ||
| The mother put her son in his bed | ||
| My father put the money back in his pocket |
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