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فَكَّر
to think (about), to ponder /ˈfak.ka.ra/
verbA1#174 most common
Also: to reflect, to consider, to contemplate
Example sentences
أُفَكِّرُ فِيكَ.
I think about you.
فَكَّرْتُ فِي المُشْكِلَةِ كَثِيراً.
I thought about the problem a lot.
هَلْ فَكَّرْتَ فِي مُسْتَقْبَلِكَ؟
Have you thought about your future?
فَكَّرَتْ مَلِيّاً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ قَرَارَهَا.
She thought carefully before making her decision.
كُلَّمَا فَكَّرْتُ فِي الأَمْرِ، ازْدَدْتُ اقْتِنَاعاً بِأَنَّنِي عَلَى حَقّ.
The more I thought about the matter, the more convinced I became that I was right.
لَمْ يُفَكِّرْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا فِي العَوَاقِبِ الوَخِيمَةِ الَّتِي قَدْ تَنْجُمُ عَنْ هَذَا القَرَارِ المُتَسَرِّع.
None of us thought about the dire consequences that might arise from this hasty decision.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُفَكِّرُ | فَكَّرْتُ | سَأُفَكِّرُ |
| 2sg | تُفَكِّرُ | فَكَّرْتَ | سَتُفَكِّرُ |
| 3sg | يُفَكِّرُ | فَكَّرَ | سَيُفَكِّرُ |
| 1pl | نُفَكِّرُ | فَكَّرْنَا | سَنُفَكِّرُ |
| 2pl | تُفَكِّرُونَ | فَكَّرْتُمْ | سَتُفَكِّرُونَ |
| 3pl | يُفَكِّرُونَ | فَكَّرُوا | سَيُفَكِّرُونَ |
Word family
فِكْرَةidea, thoughtتَفْكِيرthinking, reflection
مُفَكِّرthinker, intellectual
فِكْرthought, intellectual thoughtاِفْتَكَرَto recall, to think up (Form VIII)
Etymology
فَكَّر is the Form II verb built on the Semitic root f-k-r, which carries the sense of thought and intellect. Doubling the middle consonant in this form adds a deliberate, sustained quality to plain thinking. The same root gives the nouns فِكْر (thought) and فِكْرَة (idea). Classical Arab lexicographers linked the root to فرك, 'to rub,' picturing thought as turning a matter over in the mind.
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