قَدَرَ (qadara)to manage to
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb قَدَرَ (qadara) — “to manage to”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): قَدَرَ يَقْدِرُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| قَدَرَ qadara | يَقْدِرُ yaqdiru | اِقْدِرْ aiqdir | قُدْرَة qudraa |
Conjugation (2): قَدَّرَ يُقَدِّرُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| قَدَّرَ qadaara | يُقَدِّرُ yuqadiiru | قَدِّرْ qadiir | تَقْدِير taqdīr |
Meanings & examples
1. to manage to
- لَمْ يَقْدِرِ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَمْلِ الحَقِيبَةِ الثَّقِيلَةِ.The man was not able to carry the heavy bag.
- هَلْ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى إِنْهَاءِ العَمَلِ قَبْلَ المَسَاءِ؟Are you able to finish the work before evening?
- قَدَرَ الطَّفْلُ عَلَى المَشْيِ بَعْدَ مُحَاوَلَاتٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.The child was able to walk after many attempts.
2. to manage
- قَدَرَ عَلَى فِعْلِ الخَيْرِ.He was able to do good.
- هَلْ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى حَمْلِ هَذَا الصُّنْدُوقِ الثَّقِيلِ؟Are you able to carry this heavy box?
- لَمْ نَقْدِرْ عَلَى الوُصُولِ إِلَى القِمَّةِ بِسَبَبِ العَوَاصِفِ.We were not able to reach the summit because of the storms.
3. to appreciate
- أُقَدِّرُ جُهْدَكَ الكَبِيرَ.I appreciate your great effort.
- قَدَّرَ الفَنَّانُ جَمَالَ الطَّبِيعَةِ الخَلاَّبَةِ.The artist appreciated the beauty of the stunning nature.
- لَمْ يُقَدِّرِ الطَّالِبُ أَهَمِّيَّةَ الدِّرَاسَةِ حَتَّى فَاتَ الأَوَانُ.The student did not appreciate the importance of studying until it was too late.
4. to estimate
- قَدَّرَ الثَّمَنَ بِدِقَّةٍ.He estimated the price accurately.
- قَدَّرَ المُهَنْدِسُ كُمِّيَّةَ المَوَادِّ اللاَّزِمَةِ لِلْبِنَاءِ.The engineer estimated the quantity of materials needed for construction.
- هَلْ قَدَّرْتَ عَدَدَ الحَاضِرِينَ بِشَكْلٍ صَحِيحٍ؟Did you estimate the number of attendees correctly?
5. to destine
- قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الخَيْرَ.God destined good for him.
- لَمْ نَكُنْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الظُّرُوفَ سَتُقَدِّرُ لَنَا هَذَا اللِّقَاءَ.We did not know that circumstances would destine this meeting for us.
- هَلْ يُعْقَلُ أَنْ تُقَدِّرَ الأَقْدَارُ لَنَا هَذَا المَصِيرَ المُؤْلِمَ؟Is it conceivable that fate would destine this painful destiny for us?
6. to decree
- قَدَّرَ اللهُ لَنَا اللِّقَاءَ بَعْدَ فِرَاقٍ طَوِيلٍ.God decreed for us to meet after a long separation.
- يُؤْمِنُ المُسْلِمُ بِمَا قَدَّرَهُ اللهُ لَهُ فِي الحَيَاةِ.The Muslim believes in what God has decreed for him in life.
- قَدَّرَ القَدَرُ أَنْ نَلْتَقِيَ فِي هَذَا المَكَانِ.Fate decreed that we should meet in this place.
7. to not be able
- لَمْ تَقْدِرْ عَلَى فَهْمِ الْمُشْكِلَةِ دُونَ مُسَاعَدَةٍ.She could not understand the problem without help.
- كَيْفَ تَقْدِرْ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ بِكُلِّ هَذَا الضَّغْطِ؟How could she work with all this pressure?
- لَوْ تَقْدِرْ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ، فَأَخْبِرِينِي.If she could come, then inform me.
8. to ordain
- قَدَّرَ اللهُ الخَيْرَ وَالشَّرَّ.God ordained good and evil.
- حَتَّى لَوْ لَمْ نَفْهَمْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، يَجِبُ أَنْ نُؤْمِنَ بِأَنَّ هُنَاكَ قُوَّةً عَلْيَا تَقْدِرُ الأُمُورَ وَتُدَبِّرُهَا لِمَصْلَحَتِنَا.Even if we do not understand everything, we must believe that there is a higher power that ordains and manages affairs for our benefit.
- قَدَرَ اللَّهُ لَنَا الْخَيْرَ فِي كُلِّ أُمُورِنَا.God ordained good for us in all our affairs.
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