No. 356 in Arabic

مختلفة

Different.

In a sentence

لقد قرأت كتبًا مختلفة خلال الإجازة.
I read various books during the holiday.
In this sentence, 'مختلفة' describes the books read, implying they are diverse or not of the same type.
لدى الأشخاص وجهات نظر مختلفة حول هذا الموضوع.
People have different opinions on this topic.
Here, 'مختلفة' characterizes the opinions, signifying they vary among individuals.
هذه الصورة تبدو مختلفة عما توقعته.
This picture looks different from what I expected.
In this case, 'مختلفة' explains that the picture does not match the expectation, suggesting dissimilarity.

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