Example: "He was playing" is translated as Kana yal'abu (literally: "He-was he-plays").
Indicates ongoing, habitual, or incomplete actions (present or future). 2. Key Translation Challenges Translating Tenses in Arabic-English and Englis...
Since an Arabic verb form can represent multiple English tenses, translators must look for temporal adverbs (e.g., "now," "yesterday," "already") to determine the correct English equivalent. Example: "He was playing" is translated as Kana