No. 545 in Arabic
جرى
"جرى" means "to run" or "to occur/happen."
In a sentence
جَرى الوَلَدُ في الحَديقة.
The boy ran in the garden.
In this sentence, 'جرى' is used to indicate physical movement or running.
جَرى الإجتِماعُ بَين رَئيسَي الدَّولَتَين.
The meeting took place between the two presidents.
Here, 'جرى' is used to convey the occurrence of an event.
حاوَلتُ التَّذَكُّرَ ما جَرى أمس.
I tried to recall what happened yesterday.
In this context, 'جرى' is applied to describe an event that occurred in the past.
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