اخرج
ukhruj
The English phrase "get out" is translated into Arabic as اخرج (ukhruj).
This phrase is used as a command to tell someone to leave. You can make the command more forceful and specific to your immediate location by saying اخرج من هنا! (Get out of here!).
Meaning: commanding a person to leave (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form اخرج (ukhruj) is the masculine singular imperative. If you are addressing a female, the command changes to اخرجي (ukhruji).
How do you pronounce it?
ukhruj
Did you know?
- In some Arabic dialects, a very forceful way to say 'get out' is انقلع (inqali'). This word stems from a root meaning 'to be uprooted' or 'plucked out', implying the person should be ripped from the spot.
- If you want to tell someone to 'get out' of a room in a very colloquial way, you might say اطلع برا (itla' barra), which literally means 'go up outside'.
- In formal Arabic, the word اخرج is derived from a root meaning 'to come out' or 'to emerge'. This is why the same root is used for 'exporting' goods, which literally means 'making them go out' of the country.
Examples in context
- اخرج من السّيّارة من فضلك.Please get out of the car.This sentence is useful for practicing a polite way to ask someone to get out of a car using اخرج.Tatoeba #7140402 by OsoHombre, translation #5879504 by OsoHombre
- اخرج!Get out.This sentence shows how to use اخرج as a simple, direct command.Tatoeba #372172 by saeb, translation #22016 by Eldad
- اخرج من هنا!Get out!This sentence demonstrates how to use اخرج to forcefully tell someone to leave a specific location.Tatoeba #586923 by saeb, translation #266790 by CK
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A man is standing in a way that blocks a doorway.
- مريم Maryamيا عمر، اخرج من طريقي.Ya Omar, ukhruj min tariqi.Omar, get out of my way.
- عمر Omarأنا آسف، لم أقصد ذلك.Ana asif, lam aqsid dhalik.I am sorry, I didn't mean that.
- مريم Maryamحسناً، اخرج الآن.Hasanan, ukhruj al-an.Fine, get out now.
- عمر Omarسأذهب فوراً.Sa-adhhab fawran.I will go immediately.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
