No. 88 in Arabic

تكون

The Arabic word "تكون" means "to be" or "becoming."

In a sentence

إن تكون مع الأصدقاء يجعل يومك سعيدًا.
Being with friends makes your day joyful.
Here, 'تكون' is used in its infinitive form, meaning 'to be', and it expresses the state of being with friends.
هي تكون في المكتبة الآن.
She is in the library now.
In this sentence, 'تكون' is used as the present tense conjugation of the verb for the pronoun 'She', indicating her current state.
قد تكون السماء صافية غدًا.
The sky might be clear tomorrow.
Here, 'تكون' appears with the auxiliary 'قد', expressing a possibility or conjecture about the future.

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