أَدْرَكَ (aadraka)to realize

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb أَدْرَكَ (aadraka) — “to realize”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: أَدْرَكَ يُدْرِكُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَدْرَكَ aadrakaيُدْرِكُ yudrikuأَدْرِكْ aadrikإِدْرَاكٌ iidraākun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to realize

    • أَدْرَكَ الخَطَأَ الَّذِي ارْتَكَبَهُ.He realized the mistake he made.
    • أَدْرَكَتِ الطَّبِيبَةُ خُطُورَةَ الحَالِ.The female doctor realized the seriousness of the situation.
    • أَلَمْ تُدْرِكْ أَنَّ الوَقْتَ قَدْ فَاتَ؟Did you not realize that time had passed?
  2. 2. to reach

    • أَدْرَكَ المُسَافِرُ مَحَطَّةَ القِطَارِ.The traveler reached the train station.
    • أَدْرَكَ المُتَسَلِّقُ قِمَّةَ الجَبَلِ بَعْدَ جُهْدٍ كَبِيرٍ.The climber reached the mountain peak after great effort.
    • هَلْ أَدْرَكَ السَّائِرُ طَرِيقَهُ إِلَى المَنْزِلِ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ؟Did the walker reach his way home before sunset?
  3. 3. to comprehend

    • لَمْ يُدْرِكِ الطَّالِبُ المَعْنَى.The student did not comprehend the meaning.
    • هَلْ أَدْرَكْتَ خَطَأَكَ بَعْدَ فِعْلِ ذَلِكَ؟Did you comprehend your mistake after doing that?
    • بَعْدَ شَرْحٍ مُطَوَّلٍ، أَدْرَكَ المُعَلِّمُ أَنَّ الطُّلَّابَ لَمْ يَفْهَمُوا.After a long explanation, the teacher comprehended that the students did not understand.
  4. 4. to attain

    • أَدْرَكَ المُتَسَابِقُ خَطَّ النِّهَايَةِ.The racer reached the finish line.
    • أَدْرَكَ الطَّالِبُ خَطَأَهُ بَعْدَ فْوَاتِ الأَوَانِ.The student realized his mistake after it was too late.
    • هَلْ أَدْرَكَ المُسْتَثْمِرُ قِيمَةَ الشَّرِكَةِ الحَقِيقِيَّةَ؟Did the investor realize the true value of the company?
  5. 5. to overtake

    • أَدْرَكَ السَّائِقُ الشَّاحِنَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ النَّفَقَ.The driver overtook the truck before it entered the tunnel.
    • كَانَ العَدَّاءُ سَرِيعًا جِدًّا لِدَرَجَةِ أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ مُنَافِسِيهِ فِي اللَّفَّةِ الأَخِيرَةِ.The runner was so fast that he overtook his competitors in the last lap.
    • بِسَبَبِ سُرْعَةِ التَّطَوُّرِ التِّكْنُولُوجِيِّ، أَدْرَكَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ المُتَنَافِسِينَ وَأَصْبَحَتْ رَائِدَةً فِي السُّوقِ.Due to the rapid technological development, the company overtook its competitors and became a market leader.
  6. 6. to perceive

    • أَدْرَكْتُ الخَطَرَ.I perceived the danger.
    • أَدْرَكَ الطِّفْلُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَخْطَأَ.The child realized that he had made a mistake.
    • هَلْ أَدْرَكْتَ مَعْنَى الكَلِمَةِ؟Did you perceive the meaning of the word?
  7. 7. to achieve

    • لَقَدْ أَدْرَكْنَا أَهْدَافَنَا بِفَضْلِ العَمَلِ الجَادِّ وَالتَّعَاوُنِ.We have achieved our goals thanks to hard work and cooperation.
    • يُدْرِكُ الرِّيَاضِيُّونَ النَّجَاحَ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنْ التَّدْرِيبِ الشَّاقِّ.Athletes achieve success after years of hard training.
    • كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ لَنَا أَنْ نُدْرِكَ مَزِيدًا مِنْ التَّقَدُّمِ فِي هَذَا المَجَالِ؟How can we achieve more progress in this field?
  8. 8. to catch

    • أَدْرَكَ الصَّيَّادُ الفَرِيسَةَ بِسُرْعَةٍ.The hunter caught the prey quickly.
    • يُدْرِكُ الكَلْبُ الكُرَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَسْقُطَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.The dog catches the ball before it falls to the ground.
    • أَدْرَكَ حَارِسُ المَرْمَى الكُرَةَ بِبَرَاعَةٍ، مَانِعًا هَدَفًا مُحَقَّقًا.The goalkeeper caught the ball skillfully, preventing a certain goal.

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