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refused in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- rafaḍa
- Arabizi
rafad- Type
- verb
- Root
- ر ف ض
How to use it
"Refused" is the past tense of the verb "to refuse". Use it when someone declines something or says no. It is a regular verb with the root ر ف ض. In sentences the subject agrees in gender and number.
Example sentences
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رَفَضَ الطَّالِبُ إِجَابَةَ السُّؤالِ.
rafaḍa al-ṭālibu ijābata al-suʾāli.
The student refused to answer the question.
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هِيَ رَفَضَتْ العَرْضَ بِسَبَبٍ مَا.
hiya rafaḍat al-ʿarḍa bisababin mā.
She refused the offer for some reason.
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الرَّئِيسُ رَفَضَ تَغْيِيرَ القَانُونِ.
ar-raʾīsu rafaḍa taghyīra al-qānūni.
The president refused to amend the law.
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.
He refused to pay.
لقد رَفَضَ أن يدفع؟
She refused his offer.
رفضت عرضه.
This request was refused.
وقد رُفِض هذا الطلب.
Tom refused to talk to me.
رفض توم التحدث معي.
Connection has been refused
رُفِض الاتصال
The application was refused.
ورفضت المحكمة طلبها.
Tom refused to talk about it.
رفض توم التحدث عن ذلك
Tom refused to leave without Mary.
توم رفض أن يغادر بدون ماري
You should have refused his offer.
كان عليك أن ترفض عرضه.
Mary refused to ratify the treaty.
ورفضت ماري التصديق على المعاهدة.
Nevertheless Alleg refused to talk.
ومع ذلك رفض علاق الحديث.
Many refused the order and deserted.
العديد من بين صفوف الجيش رفضوا هذه الأوامر وفروا من الجيش.
Questions and answers
How do I form the present tense of "refuse"?
Use يَرْفُضُ (yarfudu) for he/she/it and أَرْفُضُ (arfudu) for I.
Can "refuse" be used with an object?
Yes, it takes a direct object: He refused the invitation, رَفَضَ الدَّعْوَةَ.
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