Learn Arabic › A1 › أَعَدّ
أَعَدّ
to prepare /ʔaˈʕad.da/
verbA1#491 most common
Also: to make ready, to set up, arrange, to draw up (a report or plan)
Example sentences
أَعَدَّ الْأَبُ الطَّعَامَ.
The father prepared the food.
أُعِدُّ الْقَهْوَةَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.
I prepare the coffee every morning.
سَتُعِدُّ أُمِّي وَجْبَةً كَبِيرَةً غَدًا.
My mother will prepare a big meal tomorrow.
أَعَدَّ الطُّلَّابُ عَرْضًا تَقْدِيمِيًّا عَنِ الْبِيئَةِ.
The students prepared a presentation about the environment.
أَعَدَّتِ اللَّجْنَةُ تَقْرِيرًا مُفَصَّلًا حَوْلَ الْأَوْضَاعِ الِاقْتِصَادِيَّةِ.
The committee prepared a detailed report on the economic conditions.
لَوْ أَعْدَدْنَا الْعُدَّةَ مُبَكِّرًا لَمَا فَاجَأَتْنَا الْأَزْمَةُ.
Had we made preparations early, the crisis would not have taken us by surprise.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُعِدُّ | أَعْدَدْتُ | سَأُعِدُّ |
| 2sg | تُعِدُّ | أَعْدَدْتَ | سَتُعِدُّ |
| 3sg | يُعِدُّ | أَعَدَّ | سَيُعِدُّ |
| 1pl | نُعِدُّ | أَعْدَدْنَا | سَنُعِدُّ |
| 2pl | تُعِدُّونَ | أَعْدَدْتُمْ | سَتُعِدُّونَ |
| 3pl | يُعِدُّونَ | أَعَدُّوا | سَيُعِدُّونَ |
Word family
إِعْدادpreparation
مُعِدّpreparer, one who prepares
مُعَدّprepared, ready-madeاِسْتَعَدَّto get ready, prepare oneself
عُدَّةequipment, gear, preparedness
Etymology
أَعَدّ is the Form IV (causative) verb built on the triliteral root ع-د-د, whose core sense is counting and numbering, as in عَدَّ 'to count' and عَدَد 'number.' The causative prefix shifts the meaning from counting to setting in order and making ready. The root is common across Semitic languages and links enumeration to readiness, since to prepare is to count out and arrange. The matching verbal noun is إِعْداد, 'preparation.'
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