You’ll be very Glad to know that here we will learn about verb tenses in Arabic, when compared to other languages i.e. Urdu, Hindi, Persian, English, Russian, are fairly straightforward. Basically, There are two proper form of Verb in Arabic: the past and the present.
Verb Definition:
Verb is a important part of speech that refers to something happening. There are many forms of Root Verbs that can be studied in light of the following:
(1) Verb Type نوع الفعل: A verb falls into two categories;
- متصرف : Declinable Verbs have many
- Indeclinable جامد: Indeclinable Verbs have ONE form.
(2) Verb Tense الزمن: The Verb Tense depends on which tense it is. There are Two main tenses in Arabic Past Tense and Present Tense :
- Past Tense الماضي: A verb which refers to a finished action in the past tense.
- Present Tense المضارع: A verb which refers to an unfinished action at present tense
- Imperative الأمر: Imperative verb that refers to a request or a command.
(3) Verb Health صحة الفعل: Verb Health- Root verbs can be:
- Healthy صحيح: Healthy Verbs don’t have any sick letters in their root.
Healthy Verbs have three Forms:
- Mahmooz مهموز: Mahmooz Verbs that have a Hamza (أ ) in their stem.
- Doubled مضعّف: Doubled Verbs that have a doubled
iii. Sound سالم: Sound Verbs that don’t have a Hamza
- Unhealthy (Sick) معتل : Unhealthy Verbs that have one or two sick letters in their stem.
The sick Three Sick letters are (و), (ا) , (ى ): Unhealthy verbs have 3 types;
- Mithaal مثال: Mithaal is the first unhealthy letter of the verb; e.g. وعد = promised
- Agwaf أجوف: Agwaf is the second unhealthy letter of the Verb; e.g. قال = said
- Naaqis ناقص : Naaqis ناقص the last unhealthy letter of the Verb; e.g. بنىَ = built
(4) Verb effect أثر الفعل: Verb effect have two categories according to their effect.
- Transitive متعدى : Transitive is the verb that takes object and affects its object(s).
- Intransitive لازم : Intransitive verb that do not take an object and affects only its subject.
(5) Verb Voice: Verbs can be:
- Active مبنى للمعلوم: Active verb have a clear subject.
- Passive مبنى للمجهول: Passive verb have a vague or unmentioned subject.
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Verb Voice
| English | Arabic | English | Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|
| To love in Arabic | أحب | To go in Arabic | ذهب |
| To eat in Arabic | أكل | To work in Arabic | عمل |
| To help in Arabic | ساعد | To play in Arabic | لعب |
| To give in Arabic | أعطى | To travel in Arabic | سافر |
| To like in Arabic | أحب | To drink in Arabic | شرب |
| To call in Arabic | اتصل | to wait | انتظر – ينتظر (انتظار) |
| To call in Arabic (by voice) | نادى | To leave in Arabic | ترك |
| To drive in Arabic | ساق | To write in Arabic | كتب |
| To listen in Arabic | سمع | To sleep in Arabic | نام |
| To walk in Arabic | مشى | To meet in Arabic | قابل |
| To want in Arabic | أراد | To bring in Arabic | جلب |
| Arabic basic verbs | (أفعال أساسية) | to do; to make | فعل - يفعل (فعل) |
| to work | عمل - يعمل (عمل) | to bring | أحضر – يحضر (احضار) |
| to take | أخذ – يأخذ (أخذ) | to put | وضع - يضع (وضع) |
| to become | أصبح - يصبح (اصباح) | to walk | مشى - يمشي (مشي) |
| to run | جرى - يجري (جري) | to come | جاء – يجئ (جيئة) |
| to sit | جلس – يجلس (جلوس) | to cook | طبخ - يطبخ (طبخ) |
| to eat | أكل - يأكل (أكل) | to drink | شرب – يشرب (شرب) |
| to wake up | صحى - يصحو (صحو) | to sleep | نام - ينام (نوم) |
| to clean | نظّف - ينظّف (تنظيف) | to study | درس - يدرس (دراسة) |
| to be born | وُلد – يُولد (ولادة) | to pass away | توفّي - يتوفي (وفاة) |
Arabic verb has only 2 times Perfect and imperfect, but there is a difference between two categories, the Arabs Although look at the aspect of a verb meaning The Arabs ask is the action finished or not Of course a finished action tells us with the past Tense and unfinished tells us action with the present, but not necessarily so. Some examples:
Arabic verb
| Important English Verbs | Important Arabic Verbs | Important English Verbs | Important Arabic Verbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbs | الْأَفْعَال | I spoke | تَحَدَّثْت - |
| Past | الْمَاضِي - | I wrote | كُتِبَت - |
| I drove | قُدَّت | I loved | كُنْت أُحِب |
| I gave | أَعْطَيْت | I smiled | ابْتَسَمَت |
| I took | أَخَذَت | he spoke | تُحَدِّث |
| he wrote | كُتِب | he drove | قَاد |
| he loved | احِب | he gave | قَدِم |
| he smiled | ابْتَسِم | he took | اخَذ |
| we spoke | تَكَلَّمْنَا | we wrote | كَتَبْنَا |
| we drove | قُدْنَا | we loved | أَحْبَبْنَا |
| we take | نَحْن نَأْخُذ |
List of Some Important Verbs in Arabic
Some conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Arabic placed in a table. Learn by Heart this Verbs in Arabic table will help you add very useful and important words to your Arabic vocabulary.
Important Verbs in Arabic
| English Verbs | Arabic Verbs | English Verbs | Arabic Verbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can accept that | يُمْكِن أَن أَقْبَلَه | she added it | وَأَضَافَت أَنَّه |
| we admit it | نَحْن نَعْتَرِف بِذَلِك | they advised him | وَأَشَارُوا عَلَيْه |
| I can agree with that | وَيُمْكِنُنِي أَن أَتَّفِق مَعَه | she allows it | انَهَا تَسْمَح لَهَا |
| we announce it | نُعْلِن ذَلِك | I can apologize | وَيُمْكِنُنِي أَن أَعْتَذِر |
| she appears today | يَبْدُو انَّهَا الْيَوْم | they arranged that | لَكِنَّهَا وَرُتِّبَت |
| I can arrive tomorrow | وَيُمْكِنُنِي أَن يَصِل غَدا | she can ask him | تَسْتَطِيْع أَن أَسْأَلَه |
| she attaches that | انَهَا تُعَلِّق عَلَيْه | we attack them | نَحْن نْهَاجَمِهُم |
| they avoid her | يَتَجَنَّبُون لَهَا | I can bake it | وَيُمْكِنُنِي أَن خَبَز |
| she is like him | فَهِي مِثْلِه | we beat it | فَاز نَحْن عَلَيْه |
| they became happy | أَصْبَحُوْا سَعِيْد | I can begin that | يُمْكِنُنِي تَشْغِيْلَه |
| he bought that yesterday | اشْتَرَى امْس انَهَا | we finished it | انْتَهَيْنَا ذَلِك |
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