أَخْلَفَ (aakhlafa)to break (a promise)
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb أَخْلَفَ (aakhlafa) — “to break (a promise)”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: أَخْلَفَ يُخْلِفُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| أَخْلَفَ aakhlafa | يُخْلِفُ yukhlifu | أَخْلِفْ aakhlif | إِخْلَافٌ iikhlaāfun |
Meanings & examples
1. to break (a promise)
- لَا تُخْلِفْ وَعْدَكَ لِصَدِيقِكَ.Do not break your promise to your friend.
- أَخْلَفَ الرَّجُلُ وَعْدَهُ بِالحُضُورِ فِي المَوْعِدِ المُحَدَّدِ.The man broke his promise to attend at the specified time.
- هَلْ أَخْلَفَ الوَلَدُ وَعْدَهُ بِإِعَادَةِ اللُّعْبَةِ؟Did the boy break his promise to return the toy?
2. to break a promise
- أَخْلَفَ الوَعْدَ وَلَمْ يَأْتِ.He broke the promise and did not come.
- أَخْلَفَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ بِعُقُودِهَا مَعَ العُمَلَاءِ.The company broke its contracts with the clients.
- لِمَاذَا أَخْلَفْتَ بِالْوَعْدِ الَّذِي قَطَعْتَهُ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ؟Why did you break the promise you made to yourself?
3. to fail
- أَخْلَفَ الرَّجُلُ وَعْدَهُ وَلَمْ يَحْضُرِ الِاجْتِمَاعَ.The man failed his promise and did not attend the meeting.
- أَخْلَفَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ فِي تَسْلِيمِ الْمُنْتَجِ فِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْمُحَدَّدِ.The company failed to deliver the product on the specified date.
- لَا تُخْلِفْ وَعْدَكَ أَبَدًا، فَالْوَفَاءُ بِالْعُهُودِ مِنْ شِيَمِ الْكِرَامِ.Never fail your promise, for fulfilling covenants is a characteristic of noble people.
4. to replace, to compensate
- أَخْلَفَ اللَّهُ.God replaced.
- أَخْلَفَ لِي خَيْرًا.He replaced for me something better.
- اللَّهُمَّ أَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا.Oh God, replace for me something better than it.
5. to alter
- أَخْلَفَ الرَّجُلُ خُطَّتَهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ تَغَيَّرَتِ الظُّرُوفُ.The man altered his plan after the circumstances changed.
- أَخْلَفَ الكَاتِبُ نِهَايَةَ الرِّوَايَةِ لِتُصْبِحَ أَكْثَرَ إِثَارَةً.The author altered the ending of the novel to become more exciting.
- أَخْلَفَ المُهَنْدِسُ تَصْمِيمَ البِنَاءِ لِيُلَائِمَ المِعْيَارَ الجَدِيدَ.The engineer altered the building design to fit the new standard.
6. to be unfulfilled
- وَعْدُهُ أَخْلَفَ، وَلَمْ يَأْتِ إِلَى الْمَوْعِدِ.His promise was unfulfilled, and he did not come to the appointment.
- الْأَمَلُ الَّذِي بَنَاهُ أَخْلَفَ، وَلَمْ يَتَحَقَّقْ.The hope he built was unfulfilled, and it did not materialize.
- كَانَتْ تَوَقُّعَاتُهُ عَالِيَةً، لَكِنَّهَا أَخْلَفَتْ فِي النِّهَايَةِ.His expectations were high, but they were ultimately unfulfilled.
7. to break a promise, to fail to keep
- أَخْلَفَ الرَّجُلُ وَعْدَهُ لِصَدِيقِهِ.The man broke his promise to his friend.
- لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمُؤْمِنُ وَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا.A believer never breaks his promise.
- هَلْ أَخْلَفْتَ مَوْعِدَكَ مَعَ الطَّبِيبِ؟Did you miss your appointment with the doctor?
8. to break promise
- أَخْلَفَ الطَّالِبُ وَعْدَهُ.The student broke his promise.
- لَا تُخْلِفْ وَعْدَكَ أَبَدًا.Never break your promise.
- هَلْ أَخْلَفْتَ وَعْدَكَ لِأَخِيكَ؟Did you break your promise to your brother?
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