realize in Arabic: أدرك (adraka) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

أدرك is the past third‑person singular form meaning “to realize, to perceive”. Use أدركت for “I realized”, أدركتَ/أدركتِ for “you realized”.

أَدْرَكْتُ أَنَّنِي أَخْطَأُ.

adraktu annī akhṭa’u.

I realized that I made a mistake.
متى أَدْرَكْتَ أنَّ الطَّقْسَ سَيَتَغَيَّرُ؟

matā adraka anna aṭ-ṭaqsa sayataghayyaru?

When did you realize the weather would change?
أَدْرَكْتُ أهمية الصَّدَاقَةِ بَعْدَ الفُرْقَةِ.

adraktu ahammiyat aṣ-ṣadāqati ba‘da al-furqati.

I realized the importance of friendship after the separation.

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I realize I messed up.

أدركت الآن أنني عبثت.

Sami began to realize that.

بدأ سامي يتفطّن لهذا.

and they realize, I'm right!

ويدركون، أنني على حق!

Then I realize I am dreaming..

ثم أنفض رأسي من بؤس الفكرة.

People are beginning to realize this.

لقد بدأ الناس في إدراك هذه الحقيقة.

You must realize that I can't help you.

يجب أن تدرك بأننا لن نستطيع تقديم يد العون.

We must all work to realize that vision.

ويجب علينا جميعا أن نعمل على تحقيق تلك الرؤية.

The Bush administration now seems to realize this.

وعلى ما يبدو أن إدارة بوش قد أدركت هذا الآن.

Layla was being manipulated and she didn't realize it.

كانت ليلى ضحية تلاعب لكنّها لم تتفطّن للأمر.

This Covenant seeks to realize the following objectives:

يهدف هذا العهد إلى تحقيق المقاصد التالية:

You realize, you're still yourself -- maybe even more so.

تدرك أنك ما زلت نفسك وربما أكثر من ذلك

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.

اكل الغرباء ثروته وهو لا يعرف وقد رشّ عليه الشيب وهو لا يعرف.

Can أدرك be used for “to achieve”?

No, for “to achieve” use حقّق. أدرك is about mental perception.

Is أدرك used in colloquial speech?

Yes, but often shortened to أدري in many dialects.