خَالَفَ (khaālafa)to contradict
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb خَالَفَ (khaālafa) — “to contradict”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: خَالَفَ يُخَالِفُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| خَالَفَ khaālafa | يُخَالِفُ yukhaālifu | خَالِفْ khaālif | مُخَالَفَة mukhaālafaa |
Meanings & examples
1. to contradict
- خَالَفَ القَاعِدَةَ.He contravened the rule.
- خَالَفَ الرَّأْيُ العَامَّ.The opinion contradicted the public opinion.
- لِمَاذَا خَالَفْتَ وَعْدَكَ؟Why did you contradict your promise?
2. to oppose
- خَالَفَ الوَلَدُ أَبَاهُ.The boy opposed his father.
- خَالَفَ المُوَاطِنُونَ القَرَارَ الحُكُومِيَّ الجَدِيدَ.The citizens opposed the new government decision.
- لِمَاذَا تُصِرُّ عَلَى أَنْ تُخَالِفَ كُلَّ الآرَاءِ الصَّائِبَةِ؟Why do you insist on opposing all the sound opinions?
3. to violate
- خَالَفَ السَّائِقُ قَوَانِينَ المُرُورِ.The driver violated the traffic laws.
- خَالَفَ المُوَظَّفُ تَعْلِيمَاتِ مُدِيرِهِ وَتَحَمَّلَ العَوَاقِبَ.The employee violated his manager's instructions and bore the consequences.
- أَلَمْ تُخَالِفْ هَذِهِ القَرَارَاتُ الدُّسْتُورَ؟Did not these decisions violate the constitution?
4. to disagree with
- خَالَفَ الرَّأْيَ.He disagreed with the opinion.
- لِمَاذَا تُخَالِفُ دَائِمًا مَا نَتَّفِقُ عَلَيْهِ؟Why do you always disagree with what we agree upon?
- خَالَفَ البَاحِثُ النَّتَائِجَ السَّابِقَةَ فِي دِرَاسَتِهِ الجَدِيدَةِ.The researcher disagreed with the previous findings in his new study.
5. to disobey
- خَالَفَ الوَلَدُ أَبَاهُ.The boy disobeyed his father.
- خَالَفَ الجُنْدِيُّ الأَمْرَ.The soldier disobeyed the order.
- خَالَفَ الرُّمَاةُ أَمْرَ الرَّسُولِ.The archers disobeyed the Messenger's order.
6. to break
- خَالَفَ الوَعْدَ.He broke the promise.
- لَا تُخَالِفْ قَوَانِينَ السَّيْرِ لِتَجَنُّبِ الحَوَادِثِ.Do not break traffic laws to avoid accidents.
- خَالَفَ المُتَّهَمُ شُرُوطَ الكَفَالَةِ وَتَمَّ إِعَادَتُهُ إِلَى السِّجْنِ.The accused broke the bail conditions and was returned to prison.
7. to differ
- خَالَفَ رَأْيُهُ رَأْيَ الجَمِيعِ.His opinion differed from everyone's opinion.
- تُخَالِفُ نَتَائِجُ هَذِهِ الدِّرَاسَةِ التَّوَقُّعَاتِ السَّابِقَةَ.The results of this study differ from previous expectations.
- لَا تُخَالِفُ أَقْوَالُهُ أَفْعَالَهُ، فَهُوَ صَادِقٌ دَائِمًا.His words do not differ from his actions, for he is always truthful.
8. to differ from
- خَالَفَ رَأْيُهُ رَأْيَ الأَغْلَبِيَّةِ.His opinion differed from the majority's opinion.
- تُخَالِفُ نَتَائِجُ هَذَا البَحْثِ مَا كَانَ مُتَوَقَّعًا.The results of this research differ from what was expected.
- لَا تُخَالِفُ أَقْوَالُهُ أَفْعَالَهُ، فَهُوَ دَائِمًا مَا يَفِي بِوُعُودِهِ.His words do not differ from his actions, for he always keeps his promises.
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