Learn Arabic › A1 › قَدَّم
قَدَّم
to present /ˈqad.da.ma/
verbA1#432 most common
Also: to offer, to submit, to introduce
Example sentences
قَدَّمَ لِي هَدِيَّةً.
He gave me a gift.
قَدَّمَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَةُ الدَّرْسَ الْجَدِيدَ.
The teacher presented the new lesson.
قَدَّمْتُ طَلَبًا لِلْعَمَلِ فِي الشَّرِكَةِ.
I submitted a job application to the company.
قَدَّمَ الْوَزِيرُ اسْتِقَالَتَهُ إِلَى الرَّئِيسِ أَمْسِ.
The minister submitted his resignation to the president yesterday.
قَدَّمَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ عَرْضًا مُغْرِيًا، لَكِنَّ الْمَجْلِسَ رَفَضَهُ.
The company made an attractive offer, but the board rejected it.
قَدَّمَ الْبَاحِثُ أَطْرُوحَتَهُ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ الدَّؤُوبِ.
The researcher submitted his dissertation after years of diligent work.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُقَدِّمُ | قَدَّمْتُ | سَأُقَدِّمُ |
| 2sg | تُقَدِّمُ | قَدَّمْتَ | سَتُقَدِّمُ |
| 3sg | يُقَدِّمُ | قَدَّمَ | سَيُقَدِّمُ |
| 1pl | نُقَدِّمُ | قَدَّمْنَا | سَنُقَدِّمُ |
| 2pl | تُقَدِّمُونَ | قَدَّمْتُمْ | سَتُقَدِّمُونَ |
| 3pl | يُقَدِّمُونَ | قَدَّمُوا | سَيُقَدِّمُونَ |
Word family
تَقَدَّمَto advance, progress, move forward
مُقَدِّمَةintroduction, preface
تَقْدِيمpresentation, offeringمُقَدِّمpresenter, host (of a program)
قَدِيمold, ancientEtymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root ق-د-م (q-d-m), which carries the idea of front, precedence, and being ahead. The doubled middle radical marks Form II, a derived pattern that here adds a causative sense. So the literal force is to put something forward, which became to present, offer, or submit.
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