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دَرَى
to know, to be aware /daˈraː/
verbA1#487 most common
Also: to realize, to be aware of, to have knowledge of
Example sentences
لا أَدْرِي.
I don't know.
هل تَدْرِي أين هي؟
Do you know where she is?
لا أَدْرِي لماذا تأخّر.
I don't know why he is late.
ما دَرَيْتُ بقدومك.
I was not aware of your arrival.
لم يَدْرِ المعلّمُ أنّ الطلابَ غادروا الصفّ.
The teacher did not know that the students had left the classroom.
لو دَرَى ما ينتظره من متاعبَ، لما قبِل العملَ.
Had he known the troubles awaiting him, he would not have accepted the job.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَدْرِي | دَرَيْتُ | سَأَدْرِي |
| 2sg | تَدْرِي | دَرَيْتَ | سَتَدْرِي |
| 3sg | يَدْرِي | دَرَى | سَيَدْرِي |
| 1pl | نَدْرِي | دَرَيْنَا | سَنَدْرِي |
| 2pl | تَدْرُونَ | دَرَيْتُمْ | سَتَدْرُونَ |
| 3pl | يَدْرُونَ | دَرَوْا | سَيَدْرُونَ |
Word family
دِرَايَةknowledge, know-how, awareness
أَدْرَىto inform, to let know
يَدْرِيhe knows (imperfect)
لا أَدْرِيI don't know (common expression)
Etymology
دَرَى comes from the Semitic root د-ر-ي (d-r-y), tied to knowing and perceiving. It often implies awareness reached through experience rather than formal study. The related noun دِرَايَة means practical know-how. Despite a surface echo, the verb is not connected to Indo-European words for knowing.
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