Future tense

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The future means that the action happens after the time of speaking

 

As in

 

اِحْنا رَحْ نِحْكي عَرَبي

 

/iHnaa raH niHkee ʻarabee/

 

Means

 

We will speak Arabic

 
 
     

The future form of the verb is the same as the present tense with the prefix رَحْ

 

As in

 

رَحْ نروحْ

 

/raH nrooH/

 

Means

 

We will go

 
   
 

 

Conjugating in first person (Singular): أَنا

 

  The prefix  رَحْ  should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

أَنا رَحْ أَروحْ

 

/ʼanaa raH ʼarooH/

 

Means

 

will go

 
 
 

 

Conjugating in first person (Plural): اِحْنا

 

The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

اِحْنا رَحْ نروحْ

 

/iHnaa raH nrooH/

 

Means

 

We will go

 
 
   

Examples:

 

أَنا رَحْ أَرْجَعْ عَلى

 

/ʼanaa raH ʼarjaʻ ʻalaa/

 

will return to

   

اِحْنا رَحْ نِرْجَعْ عَلى

 

/iHnaa raH nirjaʻ ʻalaa/

 

We will return to

 
 
   

Examples:

 

أَنا رَحْ أَروحْ

 

/ʼanaa raH ʼarooH/

 

will go

   

اِحْنا رَحْ نروحْ

 

/iHnaa raH nrooH/

 

We will go

   
 
   

Examples:

 

أَنا رَحْ آكُلْ

 

/ʼanaa raH ʼaakul/

 

will eat

   

اِحْنا رَحْ ناكُلْ

 

/iHnaa raH naakul/

 

We will eat

 
 
   

السُّوق

 

/issooʼ/

 

Means

 

The market

 
 
   

فُسْتان

 

/fustaan/

 

Means

 

Dress

   
 
   

الجاي

 

Means

 

Next

 

As in

 

الأُسْبوع الجاي

 

/ilʼusbooʻ iljaay/

 

Means

 

Next week

 
 
   

بَعد

 

Means

 

After a.../ In a...  (Time related)

 

As in

 

بَعِد شَهَر

 

/baʻid shahar/

 

After a month

 
 
   

بُكْرَه

 

/bukrah/

 

Means

 

Tomorrow

 
 
   

Conjugating in second person (Masculine/ Singular): إِنْتَ

 

The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

إِنْتَ رَحْ تروحْ

 

/ʻinta raH trooH/

 

Means

 

You will go (Masculine)

   
 
   

Conjugating in second person (Feminine/ Singular): إِنْتِ

 

The prefix  رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense

 

إِنْتِ رَحْ تروحي

 

/ʼinti raH trooHee/

 

Means

 

You will go (Feminine)

   
 
   

Examples:

 

إِنْتَ رَحْ تِرْجَعْ عَلى

 

/ʼinta raH tirjaʻ ʻalaa/

 

You will go back (Masculine)

   

إِنْتِ رَحْ تِرْجَعي عَلى

 

/ʼinti raH tirjaʻee ʻala/

 

You will go back (Feminine)

   
 
   

 Examples:

 

إِنْتَ رَحْ تِشْرَبْ

 

/ʼinta raH tishrab/

 

You will drink (Masculine)

   

إِنْتِ رَحْ تِشْرَبي

 

/ʼinti raH tishrabee/

 

You will drink (Feminine)

 
 
   

Examples:

 

إِنْتَ رَحْ تاكُلْ

 

/ʼinta raH taakul/

 

You will eat (Masculine)

   

إِنْتِ رَحْ تاكْلي

 

/ʼinti raH taaklee/

 

You will eat (Feminine)

 
 
     

Conjugating in third person (Masculine/ Singular): هُوِّ

 

The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

هُوِّ رَحْ يروحْ

 

/huwweh raH yrooH/

 

Means

 

  He will go

   
 
     

Conjugating in third person (Feminine/ Singular): هِيِّ

 

The prefix  رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

هِيِّ رَحْ تروحْ

 

/hiyyeh raH trooH/

 

Means

 

She will go

 
 
   

Examples:

 

هُوِّ رَحْ يِرْجَعْ عَلى

 

/huwweh raH yirjaʻ ʻalaa/

 

He will go back to

   

هِيِّ رَحْ تِرْجَعْ عَلى

 

/hiyyeh raH tirjaʻ ʻalaa/

 

She will go back to

 
   
   

Examples:

 

هُوِّ رَحْ يِشْرَبْ

 

/huwweh raH yishrab/

 

He will drink

   

هِيِّ رَحْ تِشْرَبْ

 

/hiyyeh raH tishrab/

 

She will drink

 
 
   

Examples:

 

هُوِّ رَحْ ياكُلْ

 

/huwweh raH yaakul/

 

He will eat

   

هِيِّ رَحْ تاكُلْ

 

/hiyyeh raH taakul/

 

She will eat

 
   
   

ما

 

Means

 

Will not

   

As in ما رَحْ أَشْرَبْ قَهْوِة بُكْرَه

 

/maa raH ʼashrab ʼahweh bukrah/

 

Means

 

I will not drink coffee tomorrow

 
   
   
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