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Also written درس: دَرْس (study) · دَرَسَ (to become erased) · دَرَّسَ (to teach)
Highlights
Present tense
يَدْرُسُ
Verbal nouns
Active participle
دَارِس
Passive participle
مَدْرُوس
Most common words from the same root
دَرَسَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to erase, to efface, to obliterate, to wipe out, to make hard to see
- to thresh, to flail
- to study, to learn
يَدْرُسُ ٱلْهَنْدَسَةَ فِي ٱلْجَامِعَةِ.He studies engineering at the university.
Word origin
According to Geiger, usage of this verb in the sense of German deuteln (“to interpret in a petty manner”), specifically in Qurʔān 6:105 and Qurʔān 6:156, is a semantic loan from Hebrew דָּרַשׁ (dāráš).
Words from the root د-ر-س
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
دَرَسَ
· present يَدْرُسُ
Form I · The plain action
to erase, to efface, to obliterate, to wipe out, to make hard to see; to thresh, to flail; to study, to learn
دَرَسَ
· present يَدْرُسُ
Form I · The plain action
to become erased, to become effaced, to become obliterated, to become wiped out, to become hard to see
دُرُوس
دَارِس
دَرَّسَ
· present يُدَرِّسُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to teach, to educate
دَارَسَ
· present يُدَارِسُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to study with
مُدَارَسَة
مُدَارِس
مُدَارَس
دَرَسَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | دَرَسْتُ | أَدْرُسُ | أَدْرُسَ | أَدْرُسْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | دَرَسْتَ | تَدْرُسُ | تَدْرُسَ | تَدْرُسْ | اُدْرُسْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | دَرَسْتِ | تَدْرُسِينَ | تَدْرُسِي | تَدْرُسِي | اُدْرُسِي |
| هُوَ he | دَرَسَ | يَدْرُسُ | يَدْرُسَ | يَدْرُسْ | — |
| هِيَ she | دَرَسَتْ | تَدْرُسُ | تَدْرُسَ | تَدْرُسْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | دَرَسْتُمَا | تَدْرُسَانِ | تَدْرُسَا | تَدْرُسَا | اُدْرُسَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | دَرَسَا | يَدْرُسَانِ | يَدْرُسَا | يَدْرُسَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | دَرَسَتَا | تَدْرُسَانِ | تَدْرُسَا | تَدْرُسَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | دَرَسْنَا | نَدْرُسُ | نَدْرُسَ | نَدْرُسْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | دَرَسْتُمْ | تَدْرُسُونَ | تَدْرُسُوا | تَدْرُسُوا | اُدْرُسُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | دَرَسْتُنَّ | تَدْرُسْنَ | تَدْرُسْنَ | تَدْرُسْنَ | اُدْرُسْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | دَرَسُوا | يَدْرُسُونَ | يَدْرُسُوا | يَدْرُسُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | دَرَسْنَ | يَدْرُسْنَ | يَدْرُسْنَ | يَدْرُسْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | دَرْس، دِرَاس، دِرَاسَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | دَارِس |
| Passive participle | مَدْرُوس |
دَرَسَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
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يَدْرُسُ ٱلْهَنْدَسَةَ فِي ٱلْجَامِعَةِ.He studies engineering at the university.
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