No. 2,718 in Arabic
بعضا
"Some" or "a part of."
In a sentence
قرأتُ بعضاً من الكتاب قبل النوم.
I read some of the book before sleeping.
In this context, 'بعضاً' indicates a part or portion of the book; it specifies an unspecified amount.
أعطاني أصدقائي بعضاً من النصائح المفيدة.
My friends gave me some useful advice.
Here, 'بعضاً' is used to quantify the advice provided, denoting that there were several useful pieces of advice given.
أتمنى أن أجد بعضاً من الوقت لأزورك.
I hope to find some time to visit you.
In this case, 'بعضاً' expresses an unspecified amount of time that is hoped to become available.
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