Arabic vocabulary
أُرِيدُ is how you say “I intend” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
قَالَ لَا، مَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجُوزَ مَعَهُمْ إِلَّا قَرِيبًا
He said, "No; I do not intend to go with them except nearby."
أُرِيدُ — I intend. A first-person present verb of wanting/intending, with 'I' inside. It heads toward a goal-clause introduced by the 'to' particle next.
From: Warning Before the Battle of Badr →لَبِثْتُ سَنَةً وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ
I waited for a year, wanting to ask Umar.
أُرِيدُ — I want. Present-tense verb 'I want' with the 'I' subject built into its prefix; inside the background clause it gives the speaker's ongoing intention. It then takes a goal-clause as what is wanted.
From: Umar and the Prophet's Wives →OpenArabic teaches words like أُرِيدُ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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