حقيقي
The English word 'real' is translated into Arabic as حقيقي.
حقيقي is used to describe something that is genuine and not artificial, counterfeit or fake.
Meaning: genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake (adj)
Which one should you use?
While حقيقي means 'real' or 'genuine', the word صناعي is used to mean 'artificial' or 'man-made'. Additionally, the term واقعي is used in formal contexts to mean something realistic or factual.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective حقيقي takes the masculine plural form حقيقيين when describing a masculine plural noun, and the feminine plural form حقيقيات when describing a feminine plural noun.
Did you know?
- The root of حقيقي is the same as the word for 'truth' حقيقة and 'right' or 'justice' حق. In Arabic, the concept of being 'real' is linguistically inseparable from the concept of what is 'right' and 'true'.
- While English uses 'real' to describe both a person's character and a physical object, using حقيقي for a person can sometimes sound as if you are questioning their very existence.
- In many Arabic dialects, if you want to say something is 'real' in the sense of 'really' or 'truly', you might use the word بجد instead of حقيقي.
Examples in context
- هل رجل الثلوج حقيقي؟Are yetis real?This sentence is useful for asking if yetis are real using حقيقي.Tatoeba #12174111 by dididodo, translation #11221141 by Amastan
- هل لديكم قهوى حقيقية؟Do you have any real coffee?This sentence is useful for asking if one has real coffee using حقيقي.Tatoeba #7830579 by Amastan, translation #3568471 by CK
- كان روبرت شخصا حقيقيا.Robert was real.This sentence is useful for stating that Robert was real using حقيقي.Tatoeba #12174114 by dididodo, translation #11599509 by Amastan
- هذا هو الأمر الحقيقي.This is the real thing.
- تحتاج إلى معلومات واقعية لاتخاذ القرارات الصحيحة.You need realistic information to make the right decisions.
- صحيح ما سمعت؟Is it true what I heard?
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Example conversation
Laila and Youssef are looking at a piece of jewelry in a shop.
- ليلى Laylaهل هذا الذهب حقيقي؟hal hadha al-dhahab haqiqi?Is this gold real?
- يوسف Youssefنعم، إنه ذهب حقيقي مئة بالمئة.na'am, innahu dhahab haqiqi mi'a bil-mi'a.Yes, it is one hundred percent real gold.
- ليلى Laylaيبدو جميلاً جداً يا يوسف.yabdu jamilan jiddan ya Youssef.It looks very beautiful, Youssef.
- يوسف Youssefأنتِ محقة، إنه قطعة مميزة.anti muhiqqa, innahu qit'a mumayyaza.You are right, it is a special piece.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
