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No. 669 in Persian

مدتی

A period of time.

In a sentence

  • من مدتی در تهران زندگی کردم.

    I lived in Tehran for a while.

    In this sentence, 'مدتی' (a while) refers to an unspecified duration of time spent in Tehran.

  • بعد از مدتی، تصمیم گرفتم نقاشی یاد بگیرم.

    After some time, I decided to learn painting.

    Here, 'مدتی' (some time) indicates an indefinite period of time that passed before deciding to learn painting.

  • مدتی است که او را ندیده‌ام.

    It has been a while since I have seen him/her.

    'مدتی' (a while) in this context is used to denote a period of time that has elapsed since the last meeting with the person.

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