What's ما زال ?

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English

ما زال:

An Arabic phrase that means: still

It's used to describe an action or state that is continuing. Here are some practical examples:

• ما زال المطر ينزل: The rain is still falling.

• ما زال يعمل في نفس الشركة: He still works at the same company.

• ما زالت تحب القراءة: She still loves to read.

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https://www.amazon.com/Books-Thouria-Benferhat/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AThouria%2BBenferhat Here are the conjugations: كان (kāna) in the past tense: | Pronoun | Conjugation | |----------------|---------------------| | أنا (I) | كُنتُ (kuntu) | | أنتَ (You, m.) | كُنتَ (kunta) | | أنتِ (You, f.) | كُنتِ (kunti) | | هو (He) | كانَ (kāna) | | هي (She) | كانَتْ (kānat) | | نحن (We) | كُنا (kunnā) | | أنتم (You, pl.) | كُنتُم (kuntum) | | هم (They) | كانُوا (kānū) | ما زال (mā zāla) in the past tense: | Pronoun | Conjugation | |----------------|---------------------| | أنا (I) | ما زِلتُ (mā ziltu) | | أنتَ (You, m.) | ما زِلتَ (mā zilta) | | أنتِ (You, f.) | ما زِلتِ (mā zilti) | | هو (He) | ما زالَ (mā zāla) | | هي (She) | ما زالَتْ (mā zālat)| | نحن (We) | ما زِلنا (mā zilnā) | | أنتم (You, pl.) | ما زِلتُم (mā ziltum)| | هم (They) | ما زالوا (mā zālū) |