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أَسْأَل
I ask /ʔasˈʔal/
verbB2#4323 most common
Also: I inquire, I question
Example sentences
أَسْأَل سُؤَالًا.
I ask a question.
هَلْ أَسْأَل عَنِ العُنْوَان؟
Should I ask about the address?
أَسْأَل المُعَلِّم عَنِ الوَاجِب كُلَّ يَوْم.
I ask the teacher about the homework every day.
لَا أَسْأَل عَادَةً أَسْئِلَةً شَخْصِيَّة.
I don't usually ask personal questions.
عِنْدَمَا أَشْعُر بِالحَيْرَة، أَسْأَل نَفْسِي عَنِ السَّبَب الحَقِيقِيّ.
When I feel confused, I ask myself about the real reason.
سَأَسْأَل الخَبِير غَدًا عَنْ تَفَاصِيل القَضِيَّة قَبْلَ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ قَرَارِي النِّهَائِيّ.
I will ask the expert tomorrow about the details of the case before I make my final decision.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَسْأَل | سَأَلْتُ | سَأَسْأَل |
| 2sg | تَسْأَل | سَأَلْتَ | سَتَسْأَل |
| 3sg | يَسْأَل | سَأَلَ | سَيَسْأَل |
| 1pl | نَسْأَل | سَأَلْنَا | سَنَسْأَل |
| 2pl | تَسْأَلُون | سَأَلْتُم | سَتَسْأَلُون |
| 3pl | يَسْأَلُون | سَأَلُوا | سَيَسْأَلُون |
Word family
سُؤَالquestion
سَائِلone who asks; also beggar
مَسْؤُولresponsible, accountableمَسْأَلَةissue, matter, problemتَسَاؤُلself-questioning, wondering
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root s-ʾ-l, meaning to ask or request. This root is old and stable across the Semitic language family. Arabic أَسْأَل is the first-person singular present form of the verb سَأَلَ, built by adding the prefix أ- to the root.
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