أكره
The English phrase "I hate" is expressed in Arabic as أكره.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can attach specific suffixes to the verb to indicate the person being hated. To say "I hate you" to a female, the suffix -ki is added to form أكرهكِ. To say "I hate you" to a male, the suffix -ka is added to form أكرهكَ. To say "I hate him", add the suffix -hu to form أكرهه. To say "I hate her", add the suffix -ha to form أكرهها. Finally, to say "I hate them", add the suffix -hum to form أكرههم.
Did you know?
- The root of the word أكره is shared with the word for 'compulsion' or 'force' كراهة. This suggests a linguistic link between hating something and being forced to do something against one's will.
- In some cultural contexts, expressing hate directly is seen as too aggressive. A common polite alternative is to say ليس من شيمي which means 'it is not of my nature' to like something.
- Arabic allows for 'intensifiers' that don't exist in English, such as adding words that imply the speaker hates something 'until the day they die', which is a common hyperbolic expression.
Examples in context
- كم أكره هذا الطقس!I hate this weather.Tatoeba #5926361 by Safa_Alfulaij, translation #5922339 by CK
- هو يكرهني وأنا أكرهه!He hates me. And I hate him!Tatoeba #4474571 by Safa_Alfulaij, translation #4463236 by Hybrid
- ”أنا أكرهكِ.“ ”طلّقني إذا.“"I hate you." "Divorce me then."Tatoeba #6737293 by Safa_Alfulaij, translation #6319983 by OsoHombre
- 33 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sarah and Ziad are discussing a movie they just watched.
- سارة Saraلم يعجبني الفيلم، أكره القصص الحزينة.Lam yu'jibni al-film, akrah al-qisas al-hazina.I didn't like the movie, I hate sad stories.
- زياد Ziadحقاً؟ أنا أحب هذا النوع من الأفلام.Haqqan? Ana uhibb hadha al-naw' min al-aflam.Really? I love this kind of movies.
- سارة Saraيا لك من غريب! أنا أكره النهاية تماماً.Ya laka min gharib! Ana akrah al-nihaya tamaman.You are so strange! I hate the ending completely.
- زياد Ziadلا بأس، يمكننا مشاهدة فيلم كوميدي المرة القادمة.La ba's, yumkinuna mushahadat film komidi al-marra al-qadima.It's okay, we can watch a comedy movie next time.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
