No. 2,123 in Arabic

صعب

Difficult.

In a sentence

المسألة كانت صعبة للغاية.
The problem was very difficult.
The word 'صعبة' describes the difficulty level of the problem in this sentence, functioning as an adjective.
أجد الرياضيات مادة صعبة.
I find mathematics a difficult subject.
The adjective 'صعبة' here describes the subject mathematics, expressing a personal opinion about its difficulty.
على الرغم من صعوبة الطريق، وصلنا إلى وجهتنا.
Despite the difficulty of the road, we reached our destination.
The word 'صعوبة' (difficulty) in this sentence is a noun derived from 'صعب', used to indicate the challenging nature of the road.

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