كَرِهَ (kariha)to hate

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

Conjugation (1): كَرِهَ يَكْرَهُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
كَرِهَ karihaيَكْرَهُ yakrahuاِكْرَهْ aikrahكَرَاهِيَةٌ karaāhiyaaun

Conjugation (2): كَرَّهَ يُكَرِّهُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
كَرَّهَ karaahaيُكَرِّهُ yukariihuكَرِّهْ kariihتَكْرِيهٌ takrīhun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to hate

    • كَرِهَ الظَّالِمَ لِأَنَّهُ يَنْشُرُ الفَسَادَ فِي الأَرْضِ.He hated the oppressor because he spreads corruption on earth.
    • لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أُخْفِيَ أَنَّنِي كَرِهْتُ هَذَا التَّصَرُّفَ القَاسِيَ.I cannot hide that I hated this cruel behavior.
    • كَرِهَ القَلْبُ الخِيَانَةَ وَالغَدْرَ بَعْدَ كُلِّ مَا حَدَثَ.The heart hated betrayal and treachery after everything that happened.
  2. 2. to dislike

    • كَرِهَ الوَلَدُ الذَّهَابَ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ.The boy disliked going to school.
    • كَرِهَتِ الفَتَاةُ الأَطْعِمَةَ الغَرِيبَةَ.The girl disliked strange foods.
    • لِمَاذَا تَكْرَهُ هَذَا الشَّخْصَ؟Why do you dislike this person?
  3. 3. to hate, to dislike

    • كَرِهَ الظُّلْمَ.He hated injustice.
    • كَرِهَتِ البِنْتُ الأَطْعِمَةَ غَيْرَ الصَّحِيَّةِ.The girl disliked unhealthy foods.
    • أَلَا تَكْرَهُ الكَذِبَ وَالنِّفَاقَ؟Don't you hate lies and hypocrisy?
  4. 4. to make hateful

    • كَرَّهَ الوَلَدُ الدَّرْسَ.The boy made the lesson hateful.
    • كَرَّهَ المُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ بِالمَادَّةِ بِطَرِيقَتِهِ المُمِلَّةِ.The teacher made the students hate the subject with his boring method.
    • لَا تُكَرِّهُ أَحَدًا بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُجَرِّبْهُ.Do not make someone hate something they have not tried.
  5. 5. to deem prohibited

    • كَرِهَ الْفَقِيهُ هَذَا الْفِعْلَ لِمَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْمَفَاسِدِ.The jurist deemed this act prohibited due to the corruption it contains.
    • كَرِهَ الْعُلَمَاءُ الْإِسْرَافَ فِي اسْتِعْمَالِ الْمَاءِ.The scholars deemed extravagance in the use of water prohibited.
    • كَرِهَ الشَّرْعُ كُلَّ مَا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْفِتْنَةِ.The law deemed everything that leads to discord prohibited.
  6. 6. to force/compel

    • كَرِهَ الْمُدِيرُ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ لِسَاعَاتٍ إِضَافِيَّةٍ.The manager forced the employees to work extra hours.
    • لَا يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَكْرَهَ أَحَدًا عَلَى فِعْلِ شَيْءٍ لَا يُرِيدُهُ.You cannot compel someone to do something they don't want to do.
    • كَرِهَتْهُ الظُّرُوفُ عَلَى تَرْكِ بَلَدِهِ.Circumstances compelled him to leave his country.
  7. 7. to hate, detest

    • كَرِهَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْكِذْبَ وَالْخِيَانَةَ.The believer hated lying and betrayal.
    • لَا أَحَدَ يُحِبُّ الْحَرْبَ، بَلْ كُلُّ النَّاسِ كَرِهُوهَا.No one likes war; rather, all people hated it.
    • كَرِهَ الطَّالِبُ الْفَاشِلُ الدِّرَاسَةَ وَالْمُذَاكَرَةَ.The failing student hated studying and reviewing.
  8. 8. to hate, dislike

    • كَرِهَ الظُّلْمَ وَالفَسَادَ.He disliked injustice and corruption.
    • أَلَمْ تَكْرَهْ أَنْ تَسْتَيْقِظَ مُبَكِّرًا؟Don't you dislike waking up early?
    • كَرِهَ الرَّجُلُ المُسِنُّ الضَّوْضَاءَ العَالِيَةَ وَالاِزْدِحَامَ الشَّدِيدَ فِي المَدِينَةِ.The old man disliked the loud noise and the heavy crowds in the city.

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