قبل

This is the 14th most frequent Arabic word.


قبل

"قبل" in English means "before" or "accept."


Here "قبل" means "before" in the context of time, indicating an action that occurred prior to a specific time point.

ذهبت إلى المتجر قبل غروب الشمس.

I went to the store before sunset.


Here, "قبل" refers to spatial position, meaning "in front of" or "before" in relative placement to another person.

جلست قبل الأستاذ في القاعة.

I sat before the teacher in the hall.


In this example, "قبل" is used to denote an action happening prior to another one, connected to a deadline.

تم الانتهاء من المشروع قبل الموعد المحدد.

The project was completed before the set deadline.