كَسَرَ (kasara)to break

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

Conjugation (1): كَسَرَ يَكْسِرُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
كَسَرَ kasaraيَكْسِرُ yaksiruاِكْسِرْ aiksirكَسْر kasr

Conjugation (2): كَسَّرَ يُكَسِّرُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
كَسَّرَ kasaaraيُكَسِّرُ yukasiiruكَسِّرْ kasiirتَكْسِير taksīr

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to break

    • كَسَرَ الطِّفْلُ اللُّعْبَةَ بِغَيْرِ قَصْدٍ.The child broke the toy unintentionally.
    • كَسَرَ الرِّيَاحُ الشَّدِيدَةُ غُصْنَ الشَّجَرَةِ الْقَدِيمَةِ.The strong winds broke the branch of the old tree.
    • كَسَرَ الْجُنْدِيُّ الْحِصَارَ الْمَفْرُوضَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَأَدْخَلَ الْمُسَاعَدَاتِ.The soldier broke the siege imposed on the city, allowing aid to enter.
  2. 2. to break many

  3. 3. to break, shatter

    • كَسَرَ الزُّجَاجَ بِحَجَرٍ.He broke the glass with a stone.
    • كَسَرَ الْوَلَدُ الْوَعَاءَ الْفَخَّارِيَّ عِنْدَمَا سَقَطَ مِنْ يَدِهِ.The boy broke the clay pot when it fell from his hand.
    • كَسَرَ الزِّلْزَالُ الْقَوِيُّ الْجُدْرَانَ الْقَدِيمَةَ لِلْمَبْنَى، مُحَوِّلًا إِيَّاهَا إِلَى رُكَامٍ.The strong earthquake shattered the old walls of the building, turning them into rubble.
  4. 4. to be given a kasra (vowel)

    • تُكْسَرُ الْحُرُوفُ فِي اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ لِتَغْيِيرِ مَعْنَاهَا.Letters in the Arabic language are given a kasra to change their meaning.
    • يَكْسِرُ الْفِعْلُ الْمُضَارِعُ إِذَا سَبَقَهُ حَرْفُ جَرٍّ.The present tense verb is given a kasra if preceded by a preposition.
    • كَسَرَتِ الْكَلِمَةُ فِي الْجُمْلَةِ لِتُصْبِحَ مَجْرُورَةً.The word in the sentence was given a kasra to become genitive.
  5. 5. to break (transitive)

    • كَسَرَ الوَلَدُ الزُّجَاجَ.The boy broke the glass.
    • تَكْسِرُ الرِّيَاحُ القَوِيَّةُ أَغْصَانَ الشَّجَرِ.Strong winds break tree branches.
    • لِمَاذَا كَسَرْتَ اللُّعْبَةَ؟Why did you break the toy?
  6. 6. to break into pieces

    • كَسَّرَ الطِّفْلُ اللُّعْبَةَ.The child broke the toy into pieces.
    • كَسَّرَ العَاصِفُ أَغْصَانَ الشَّجَرَةِ.The storm broke the tree branches into pieces.
    • لَمْ يُكَسِّرِ الحَارِسُ البَابَ.The guard did not break the door into pieces.
  7. 7. to defeat

    • كَسَرَ الْجَيْشُ عَدُوَّهُ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ.The army defeated its enemy in the battle.
    • كَسَرَ الْبَطَلُ خَصْمَهُ بِقُوَّةٍ.The hero defeated his opponent with strength.
    • لَقَدْ كَسَرَ الْفَرِيقُ مُنَافِسَهُ فِي النِّهَائِيِّ.The team defeated its competitor in the final.
  8. 8. to divert/channel

    • كَسَّرَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ مَجْرَى الْمِيَاهِ لِتَصِلَ إِلَى الْحَقْلِ.The engineer channeled the water flow to reach the field.
    • كَسَّرَ الْعُمَّالُ مَسَارَ الْأَنَابِيبِ لِتَفَادِي الْعَوَائِقِ.The workers diverted the path of the pipes to avoid obstacles.
    • كَسَّرَ الْخَبِيرُ التَّيَّارَ لِيُغَذِّيَ الْمَصْنَعَ الْجَدِيدَ.The expert diverted the current to supply the new factory.

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