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تَنْدَمُ regret in Arabic

تَنْدَمُ is how you say “regret” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فإنك لا تدري متى يفجأك الأجل، فتندم حيث لا ينفع الندم

You don't know when the end will surprise you, so you'll regret when regret is of no use.

فَتَنْدَمَ so you will regret

The joined 'so' plus a present-tense verb in the subjunctive shape, the 'so' here acting as a result-marker that forces that subjunctive ending: so that you would then regret. The clipped ending ties the regret to the surprise as its consequence.

From Seize the Days You Have

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More example sentences

فإنك لا تدري متى يفجأك الأجل، فتندم حيث لا ينفع الندم

For indeed you do not know when your end may strike you, so you will regret when regret is of no use.

فَتَنْدَمُ so you will regret

The fa- attaches this as the consequence that follows, and the verb here is in the subjunctive shape because it is the result hanging on the earlier clause. The 'you' subject is carried inside the verb itself rather than written separately.

From While You Still Can

وَلا تَمِلْ مَعَ هَوَى الْحَسِّ فَتَنْدَمُ

Do not incline toward the desires of the self, or you will regret it.

فَتَنْدَمُ so you will regret

The connector fa- ('so/or else') fused to a present-tense verb ('you will regret'). Here the fa- introduces a consequence-of-warning: do not do X, or-as-a-result you will regret. The verb's 'you' subject is built in, tying the regret to the forbidden act.

From Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness

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