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تَذَكَّر
to remember /taˈðakkara/
verbA1#292 most common
Also: to recall, to recollect, to call to mind
Example sentences
تَذَكَّرْتُ اسْمَكَ.
I remembered your name.
هَلْ تَتَذَكَّرُ صَدِيقَنَا القَدِيمَ؟
Do you remember our old friend?
لَمْ أَتَذَكَّرْ أَيْنَ تَرَكْتُ هَاتِفِي.
I did not remember where I left my phone.
كُلَّمَا سَمِعْتُ هَذِهِ الأُغْنِيَةَ، تَذَكَّرْتُ أَيَّامَ الجَامِعَةِ.
Whenever I hear this song, I remember my university days.
حَاوَلَ الشَّاهِدُ أَنْ يَتَذَكَّرَ تَفَاصِيلَ الحَادِثِ، لَكِنَّ ذَاكِرَتَهُ خَانَتْهُ.
The witness tried to remember the details of the accident, but his memory failed him.
لَنْ يَتَذَكَّرَ التَّارِيخُ إِلَّا أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ تَرَكُوا أَثَرًا لَا يُمْحَى.
History will remember only those who left an indelible mark.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَذَكَّرُ | تَذَكَّرْتُ | سَأَتَذَكَّرُ |
| 2sg | تَتَذَكَّرُ | تَذَكَّرْتَ | سَتَتَذَكَّرُ |
| 3sg | يَتَذَكَّرُ | تَذَكَّرَ | سَيَتَذَكَّرُ |
| 1pl | نَتَذَكَّرُ | تَذَكَّرْنَا | سَنَتَذَكَّرُ |
| 2pl | تَتَذَكَّرُونَ | تَذَكَّرْتُمْ | سَتَتَذَكَّرُونَ |
| 3pl | يَتَذَكَّرُونَ | تَذَكَّرُوا | سَيَتَذَكَّرُونَ |
Word family
تَذَكُّرthe act of remembering (verbal noun)
ذَاكِرَةmemory (the faculty)
ذِكْرَىmemory, remembrance, anniversaryذِكْرmention, remembranceمُذَكِّرَةnote, memorandum, notebook
Etymology
تَذَكَّرَ comes from the Semitic root dh-k-r, which carries the sense of mentioning and bringing to mind. The Form V pattern (tafaʿʿala) adds a reflexive layer, so the verb means to call something back to one's own memory. The same root appears widely across Semitic languages with meanings of speaking, naming, and remembering.
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