كيف ما

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

كيف (kīf) +‎ ما (mā), literally “like that”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kiːf maː/
    • IPA(key): /kiː maː/ (in rapid speech)

Conjunction

كيف ما • (kīf mā)

  1. (before verbal clauses) as, like
    Synonym: (before nouns and pronouns) كيف (kīf)
    كيف ما قلتي لي البارح، ما غنستوردوش اللقاح من فرنسا.
    kīf mā qulti li l-bāriḥ, ma ḡanistawirdūš el-liqāḥ min fransa.
    As you told me yesterday, we won't import the vaccine from France.
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