أكلت
akaltu
In Arabic, "I ate" is translated as أكلت (akaltu).
The phrase is used to state that the speaker has consumed food.
How does it change in a sentence?
The suffix -tu in أكلتُ indicates the first-person singular subject "I". Note that changing the final vowel to 'a' (making it أكلتَ) changes the meaning from "I ate" to "you ate" (masculine).
How do you pronounce it?
akaltu
Did you know?
- In some Arabic dialects, if you want to say you ate something delicious, you might say you 'ate it with your eyes' before your mouth.
- The root of أكلت is أكل, which is used in the expression أكل حق, meaning 'to eat someone's right', which actually means to steal or embezzle from them.
- In many Arabic cultures, if someone offers you food and you say أكلت, it is common to follow it with a phrase praising God to avoid seeming ungrateful for the hospitality.
Examples in context
- "أين أكلت الغذاء؟" "أكلت في مطعم.""Where did you eat lunch?" "I ate at a restaurant."This example shows how to respond to a question about where you ate using أكلت.Tatoeba #6980792 by OsoHombre, translation #4952256 by AlanF_US
- أكلت الجبن.I ate the cheese.This sentence demonstrates using أكلت with a specific food item.Tatoeba #422525 by saeb, translation #416554 by Scott
- أكلت اللحم.I ate the meat.Tatoeba #8539835 by TheBahi, translation #2629267 by CK
- قد أكلتُ طعامًا رائعًا هذا المساء.I ate a delicious meal this evening.
- قد تناولتُ العشاء في مطعم فاخر أمس.I had dinner at a fancy restaurant yesterday.
- أكلتُ وجبة كبيرة في المطعم المحلي.I ate a big meal at the local restaurant.
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Layla and Ziad are talking about lunch.
- ليلى Laylaهل أنت جائع يا زياد؟hal anta ja'i' ya Ziad?Are you hungry, Ziad?
- زياد Ziadلا، لقد أكلت بالفعل.la, laqad akaltu bil-fi'l.No, I already ate.
- ليلى Laylaماذا أكلت؟madha akalt?What did you eat?
- زياد Ziadأكلت شطيرة.akaltu shatira.I ate a sandwich.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
