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أَفْسَد
to spoil /ˈʔafsada/
verbA2#1241 most common
Also: to corrupt, to ruin, to damage
Example sentences
أَفْسَدَ الوَلَدُ اللُّعْبَةَ.
The boy ruined the toy.
أَفْسَدَ المَطَرُ رِحْلَتَنا.
The rain spoiled our trip.
أَفْسَدَتِ الحَرارَةُ الطَّعامَ في الثَّلّاجَةِ.
The heat spoiled the food in the fridge.
أَفْسَدَ الأَبَوانِ ابْنَهُما بِكَثْرَةِ الدَّلالِ.
The parents spoiled their son with too much indulgence.
لا تَدَعْ سوءَ الظَّنِّ يُفْسِدُ صَداقَةً قَديمَةً.
Do not let suspicion ruin an old friendship.
إِنَّ الرِّشْوَةَ تُفْسِدُ الذِّمَمَ وَتُقَوِّضُ أُسُسَ العَدالَةِ.
Bribery corrupts consciences and undermines the foundations of justice.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُفْسِدُ | أَفْسَدْتُ | سَأُفْسِدُ |
| 2sg | تُفْسِدُ | أَفْسَدْتَ | سَتُفْسِدُ |
| 3sg | يُفْسِدُ | أَفْسَدَ | سَيُفْسِدُ |
| 1pl | نُفْسِدُ | أَفْسَدْنا | سَنُفْسِدُ |
| 2pl | تُفْسِدونَ | أَفْسَدْتُمْ | سَتُفْسِدونَ |
| 3pl | يُفْسِدونَ | أَفْسَدوا | سَيُفْسِدونَ |
Word family
فَسَدَto be or become corrupt, to rot, to spoil
فَسادcorruption, decayفاسِدcorrupt, rotten, spoiled, invalidمُفْسِدcorrupter, troublemaker, one who spoils
إِفْسادthe act of spoiling or corruptingEtymology
أَفْسَدَ is the Form IV (causative) verb built on the triconsonantal root ف-س-د, which carries the sense of corruption and decay. The basic Form I verb فَسَدَ means to be or become spoiled or rotten. The hamza prefix makes the verb transitive, so أَفْسَدَ means to cause that ruin in something or someone. The root is shared across the Semitic languages.
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