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Arabic root

ر-و-د

2 words from this root family

A1verb
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu

he wants

Example
يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ.
yurīdu an yataʿallama al-ʿarabiyyata.
He wants to learn Arabic.
Grammar

Form IV verb. Followed by 'an' (أَنْ) + subjunctive verb for 'wants to (do something)'.

A1verb
أَرَادَ
arāda

to want / to wish

Example
أرادَ الولدُ أن يلعبَ
arāda al-waladu an yalʿaba
The boy wanted to play
Grammar

Form IV hollow verb. Past: arāda, Present: yurīdu. Often followed by an + subjunctive.