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Arabic frequency list

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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