No. 908 in Arabic

لفترة

"For a while" or "for a period."

In a sentence

ذهبت إلى المكتبة لفترة قصيرة.
I went to the library for a short period.
Here, 'لفترة' indicates a time duration the action of going to the library lasted.
سأبقى هنا لفترة طويلة.
I will stay here for a long period.
In this sentence, 'لفترة' describes the extent of time I plan to stay.
لفترة وجيزة، كنت مقتنعاً بفكرته.
For a brief moment, I was convinced by his idea.
The usage of 'لفترة' here expresses a temporary state or feeling that was experienced.

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