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Does "fi" means both "there" and "in" ?
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Does "fi" means both "there" and "in" ?
Does "fi" means both "there" and "in" ?
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Sometimes yeah but I guess it depends on the context
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In Lebanese Arabic, yes and no.
"There is" or "there are" means "fi". for example:
fi rijjel bil ma7all: there's a man in the shop
fi mara bil saydaliye: there's a woman in the pharmacy
fi tlat kitob 3al tawla: there are three books on the table
On the other hand, "in" means "bi", but it's irregular. it's irregular forms are:
bi: in
fine: in me
fik: in you (m)
fike: in you (f)
fi: in him / it
fiya: in her / it
fiyon: in them
the irregular forms give the impression that "fi" means "in".
(extra: both "fi" and "bi" derive from standard arabic, where they both mean "in", but due to various reasons, "fi" stopped being used on its own to mean "in")
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yes but in some dilecates only and in fosha fi doesn't mean there
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