يوافق
yuwafiq
To agree in Arabic is يوافق (yuwafiq).
The verb means to be in harmony about an opinion, to be in unison or to be united. In spoken contexts, you will often hear the word موافق used as a standalone response to mean 'I agree' or 'Okay'.
Meaning: to be in harmony about an opinion, be in unison or concord, be united (verb)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, the word صَحْ is used to mean 'right' and can be used to express agreement.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb is typically followed by the preposition على (on/to) when you are specifying the thing being agreed upon. The past tense form is وافق (he agreed), and the active participle موافق can be used as an adjective to describe someone who is agreeable or in agreement.
How do you pronounce it?
yuwafiq
Did you know?
- In many social settings, instead of saying 'I agree', people use the phrase على راسي (ala rasi), which means 'on my head'. It signals enthusiastic agreement and respect for the speaker's idea.
- The root of يوافق is related to the concept of 'falling' or 'meeting' at the same time. It suggests that two people's thoughts have happened to land in the same place.
- In many Arabic dialects, people express agreement not by saying 'I agree', but by saying إن شاء الله (in sha' Allah), meaning 'if God wills'. This can signal agreement while acknowledging that the future is not in human hands.
Examples in context
- اتمنى أن يوافق الجميع.I hope that everyone will agree.This sentence shows how to express a hope for everyone to agree using يوافق.Tatoeba #9843292 by OsoHombre, translation #8557701 by Rawrren
- يبدو أن بعض الناس يوافقونك.Some people seem to agree with you.This sentence demonstrates expressing that people seem to agree with someone using يوافق.Tatoeba #9843307 by OsoHombre, translation #1001742 by CK
- طوم وميري قد أقسما أنهما لم يوافقا على ذلك.Tom and Mary swore they didn't agree to do that.This sentence uses the past tense to show that people did not agree using يوافق.Tatoeba #12435932 by Kazagovich, translation #6510431 by CT
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Example conversation
Ahmed and Maryam are discussing where to eat dinner.
- أحمد Ahmedهل يوافق أحمد على الذهاب للمطعم الإيطالي؟Hal yuwafiq Ahmed ala al-dhahab lil-mat'am al-italy?Does Ahmed agree to go to the Italian restaurant?
- مريم Maryamنعم، هو يوافق على هذا الاقتراح.Na'am, huwa yuwafiq ala hadha al-iqtirah.Yes, he agrees with this suggestion.
- أحمد Ahmedرائع، سأقوم بحجز طاولة الآن.Ra'i', sa-aqum bi-hajz tawila al-an.Great, I will book a table now.
- مريم Maryamهذا قرار جيد يا أحمد.Hadha qarar jayyid ya Ahmed.That is a good decision, Ahmed.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
