In this lesson, we are going to learn about verbs, the present tense particularly. Verbs in Arabic language have three different forms. These are Present, Past and Imperative. A typical practice is to memorize the three forms of each verb.
Now we will focus on the present form/tense. Like in French, German and many other languages, the verb changes according to the subject. The pattern most verbs follow in the present tense is demonstrated in the following examples (notice the letters written in red):
| ya--SHrab yashrab (Drink) | |
| anaa aSHrab | anaa ashrab (I drink) |
| anta ta--SHrab | anta tashrab (You drink (m.)) |
| ante ta--SHrab--een | ante tashrabeen (You drink (f.)) |
| antom ta--SHrab--oon | antom tashraboon (You drink (pl.)) |
| howa ya--SHrab | howa yashrab (He drinks) |
| heya ta--SHrab | heya tashrab (She drinks) |
| hom ya--SHrab--oon | hom yashraboon (They drink (pl.)) |
| naHno na--SHrab | naHno nashrab (we drink) |
The following verbs follow the same pattern shown above :
| ya'kol | ya'kol | Eat |
| yaf3al | yaf'al | Do |
| yakoon | yakoon | Be |
| yaDHhab | yaDHhab | Go |
| ya'tee | ya'tee | Come |
| yamSHee | yamshee | Walk |
| yaqef | yaqef | Stand up/Stop |
| yagles | yagles | Sit |
| yatakallam | yatakallam | Speak/Talk |
| yaskot | yaskot | Stop talking |
| yazoor | yazoor | Visit |
| yadres | yadres | Study |
Some new words are presented here to help exemplify the use of verbs :
| elE | ela | To |
| fee | fee | In |
| 3alE | aala | On |
| 3an | aan | About |
| aalqahwat> | al-qahwah | The coffee |
| aalmanzel | al-manzel | The house |
| aalkorsee | al-korsee | The chair |
| aala'qaareb | al-aqaareb | The relatives |
| aalmadrasat> | al-madrasah | The school |
| aalSHaare3 | al-sharea | The street |
Examples of using verbs in the present form/tense:
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1-anaa aSHrab aalqahwat>
anaa ashrab al-qahwah I drink coffee |
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2-ante taDHhabeen elE aalmadrasat>
ante taDHhabeen ela al-madrasah You go to school (f.) |
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3-howa ya'tee elE aalmanzel
howa ya'tee ela al-manzel He comes to the house |
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4-antom taqefoon fee aalSHaare3
antom taqefoon fee al-shaarea You stand in the street (pl.) |
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5-heya tagles 3alE aalkorsee
heya tagless ala alkorsee She sits on the chair |
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6-hom yazooroon aala'qaareb
hom yazooroon al-aqaarib They visit relatives |
This concludes Lesson2, now it is exercise time ;).
Konqueror
SHOOKRAN
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