No. 164 in Arabic
سيكون
"سيكون" means "will be."
In a sentence
سيكون الطقس جميلاً غداً.
The weather will be beautiful tomorrow.
Here 'سيكون' is used as a future tense helping verb to indicate that the state described ('جميلاً') will occur in the future.
سيكون علينا العمل بجد لتحقيق أهدافنا.
We will have to work hard to achieve our goals.
In this sentence, 'سيكون' is implying an obligation or necessity to perform the action in the future, as described by the phrase 'علينا العمل'.
إنه سيكون سعيداً جداً عند رؤية أصدقائه.
He will be very happy to see his friends.
Here, 'سيكون' denotes a predicted emotional state ('سعيداً جداً') that someone will experience in the future.
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