No. 81 in Arabic
ذلك
"That" (used to refer to something distant or previously mentioned).
In a sentence
ذلك الشخص رائع.
That person is amazing.
'ذلك' is used here to mean 'that' as a demonstrative pronoun referring to a specific person.
لم يكن ذلك ما قصدته.
That wasn't what I meant.
'ذلك' is used here to refer to an idea or topic mentioned previously, functioning as a demonstrative pronoun.
ذلك هو التحدي الذي كنا ننتظره.
That is the challenge we were waiting for.
'ذلك' is used here as a demonstrative pronoun emphasizing a specific challenge.
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