No. 2,206 in Arabic
أبدا
"أبدا" means "ever" or "never," depending on context.
In a sentence
لن أفعل ذلك أبدا.
I will never do that.
Here, أبدا emphasizes the absolute negation of the verb, meaning 'never' in a strong sense.
هل زرت هذا المكان من قبل؟ أبدا.
Have you visited this place before? Never.
In this context, أبدا is used as a standalone response to denote 'never' as an answer to a question.
الشخص الذي يعمل بجد لا يشعر باليأس أبدا.
A person who works hard never feels despair.
Here, أبدا is used to convey the sense of 'never' in a general or universal statement.
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