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How do you say in Arabic?
الفِعْل: أعْجَبَ – يُعْجِبُ
I liked / I like
In Arabic the verb “ يُعْجب” means “ I like something, or something appeals to me. It’s a special verb because unlike in English where “I” in the sentence “ I like dancing” is the subject and “dancing” is the object, in the Arabic sentence “ يُعجبني الرقص” , الرقص or dancing is actually the subject and the ي in يُعجبني which is an attached pronoun referring to oneself is the object.
Here are few examples of how to say I like in Arabic:
1. الماضي:
ترجمة
Translation
أمْثِلة
Examples
المَعنى
Meaning
الفِعْل
Verb
– I liked your new house.
– أعْجَبَني بيتُك الجَديد.
I liked (masc. or fem.) + a masculine noun (subject).
أعْجَبَني
– I liked that you worked hard until you got what you wanted.
– أعْجَبَني أنَّك اِجْتَهَدْتَ حتَّى نِلْتَ ما أردْتَهُ.
I liked( masc. or fem.) +that+ you+ verb
أعجبني أنك
+ فعل
– I really liked Taha Hussein’s novel.
– I liked the buildings in this city.
– أعْجَبَتْني كثيرًا رواية طه حسين.
– أعْجَبَتْني البِنايات في هذه المدينة.
I liked (masc. or fem.) + feminin noun plur. or sing. (subject).
أعْجَبَتْني
– I didn’t like that movie.
– ما أعْجَبَنيذلك الفيلم.
I didn’t like
ما أعجبني\ لم يعجبني
الفِعْل
Verb
أعْجَبَني
المَعنى
Meaning
I liked (masc. or fem.) + a masculine noun (subject).
أمْثِلة
Examples
– أعْجَبَني بيتُك الجَديد.
ترجمة
Translation
– I liked your new house.
الفِعْل
Verb
أعجبني أنك
+ فعل
المَعنى
Meaning
I liked( masc. or fem.) +that+ you+ verb
أمْثِلة
Examples
– أعْجَبَني أنَّك اِجْتَهَدْتَ حتَّى نِلْتَ ما أردْتَهُ.
ترجمة
Translation
– I liked that you worked hard until you got what you wanted.
الفِعْل
Verb
أعْجَبَتْني
المَعنى
Meaning
I liked(masc. or fem.) + feminin noun plur. or sing. (subject).
أمْثِلة
Examples
– أعْجَبَتْني كثيرًا رواية طه حسين.
– أعْجَبَتْني البِنايات في هذه المدينة.
ترجمة
Translation
– I really liked Taha Hussein’s novel.
– I liked the buildings in this city.
الفِعْل
Verb
ما أعجبني\ لم يعجبني
المَعنى
Meaning
I didn’t like
أمْثِلة
Examples
– ما أعْجَبَنيذلك الفيلم.
ترجمة
Translation
– I didn’t like that movie.
2. المُضارع:
– I like your devotion to your work.
– يُعْجُبِني إخلاصُكَ في عَمَلِكَ.
I liked( masc. or fem.) + masculine noun (subject)
يُعْجِبُني
– I like your cat.
– I like literature books.
– تُعْجِبُني قِطَّتُكُم.
– تُعْجِبُني كُتُب الأدب.
I liked( masc. or fem.) + feminine noun plur. or sing. (subject)
تُعْجِبُني
– I don’t like what you’re saying.
– لا يُعْجِبُني ما تقول.
I don’t like
لا يعجبني
الفِعْل
Verb
يُعْجِبُني
المَعنى
Meaning
I liked( masc. or fem.) + masculine noun (subject)
أمْثِلة
Examples
– يُعْجُبِني إخلاصُكَ في عَمَلِكَ.
ترجمة
Translation
– I like your devotion to your work.
الفِعْل
Verb
تُعْجِبُني
المَعنى
Meaning
I liked( masc. or fem.) + feminine noun plur. or sing. (subject)
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