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deserve in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- istaḥaqqa
- Arabizi
ista7aq- Type
- verb · masculine
- Root
- ح ق ق
How to use it
The verb 'istaḥaqqa' (استحق) means to deserve or merit something, whether it's good or bad. It implies that someone or something has earned a particular outcome or treatment. The present tense form 'tastaḥiqqu' (تستحق) is used here for 'you deserve'.
Example sentences
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أَنْتَ تَسْتَحِقُّ كُلَّ خَيْرٍ.
anta tastaḥiqqu kulla khayrin.
You deserve all the best.
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هَذَا الْجَزَاءُ لَا يَسْتَحِقُّهُ.
hādhā l-jazāʾu lā yastaḥiqquhu.
He does not deserve this reward.
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هِيَ تَسْتَحِقُّ التَّرْقِيَةَ.
hiya tastaḥiqqu t-tarqiyata.
She deserves the promotion.
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.
You deserve it.
تستحق ذلك.
They deserve it.
هم يستحقونه.
When I deserve it.
عندما استحق ذلك.
We all deserve better.
ونحن جميعاً نستحق ما هو أفضل.
No, we deserve better.
كلا نستحق ما هو أفضل من ذلك.
She doesn't deserve him.
هي لا تستحقّه.
Sami didn't deserve that.
لم يستحقّ سامي ذلك.
Sami doesn't deserve that.
سامي لا يستحقّ هذا.
Sami doesn't deserve this.
سامي لا يستحقّ هذا.
You deserve that appreciation.
أنت تستحقّ هذا التّقدير.
You deserve those compliments.
أنت تستحقّ هذا المديح.
Sami doesn't deserve more than what I deserve from life.
لا يستحقّ سامي أكثر ممّا أستحقّه أنا في الحياة.
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