تعرف in English: recognise – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

تَعَرَّفَ taʿarrafa — get acquainted · to meet and know someone

How to use it

"taʿarrafa" means to become acquainted with someone or something. It is used when you meet a person for the first time or learn about new information. The verb is in the past third‑person masculine form; other forms are derived from the same root ع‑ر‑ف.

Example sentences

تَعَرَّفَ عَلَى صَدِيقٍ جَدِيدٍ.

taʿarrafa ʿalā ṣadīqin jadīdin.

He got acquainted with a new friend.
هَلْ تَعَرَّفْتَ عَلَى المَعْلُومَاتِ؟

hal taʿarrafta ʿalā al-maʿlūmāti?

Did you get familiar with the information?
يُحِبُّ أَن يَتَعَرَّفَ عَلَى النَّاسِ الجُدُدِ.

yuḥibbu an yataʿarrafa ʿalā al-nāsi al-judad.

He likes to get to know new people.

Translations in the dictionary

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

تعرف آليا

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كما تعرف.

As you already know.

كيف تعرف هذا؟

How do you know this?

تعرف ما أعنيه.

You know what I mean.

هل تعرف أخاهم؟

Do you know their brother?

هل تعرف السبب؟

Do you know the reason?

هل تعرف الإجابة؟

Do you know the answer?

أكنت تعرف والدي؟

Did you know my father?

هل تعرف أسماءهم؟

Do you know their names?

"المرأة لا تعرف.

"Women don't know...".

ولكن هل تعرف لماذا؟

But you know what?

أنتَ تعرف بقية القصة.

You know the rest of the story.

Questions and answers

How do I form the present tense?

Use يَتَعَرَّفُ (yataʿarrafu) for he/she/it, and تَتَعَرَّفُ (tataʿarrafu) for you (m.).

Can it be used reflexively?

Yes, you can say "تَعَرَّفَ على نفسه" meaning "he got to know himself".