English → Arabic
surprised in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- munḍahish
- Arabizi
mundahish- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- د ه ش
How to use it
"Surprised" translates to مُنْدَهِش (munḍahish). It can describe a person’s feeling and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
Example sentences
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كنت مُندَهِشًا من الخبر.
kuntu munḍahishan min al‑khabar.
I was surprised by the news.
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هي مُندَهِشَةٌ من الهدية.
hiya munḍahishah min al‑hadiyya.
She is surprised by the gift.
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نظرت إلى النتيجة وشعرتُ بمُندَهِشٍ.
naẓartu ilā al‑natīja wa shaʿartu bi‑munḍahish.
I looked at the result and felt surprised.
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.
I'm not surprised.
أنا غير متفاجئ.
I hope to be surprised.
أتمنى أن أفاجأ.
You surprised everybody.
لقد فاجأت الجميع.
Sami was very surprised.
كان سامي مندهشا للغاية.
My wife looked surprised.
تفاجأت زوجتي.
Layla was like surprised.
بدت ليلى مفاجأة.
You didn't look surprised.
لم تبدو مندهشا.
This surprised many people.
فاجأ ذلك الكثير.
No one should be surprised.
وهذا ليس بالأمر المستغرب.
I am pleasantly surprised!!!
أنا سعيدة بالمفاجأة!
Tom wasn't surprised at all.
"توم" لم يكن متفاجئًا أبدًا.
Germany seems surprised by this.
وتبدي ألمانيا اندهاشها إزاء هذا.
Questions and answers
How to make it feminine?
Add the feminine ending: مُنْدَهِشَة (munḍahishah).
Is there a colloquial alternative?
In spoken Arabic you might hear مُتفاجئ (mutafājiʾ).
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