The future means that the action happens after
the time of speaking
As in
اِحْنا رَحْ نِحْكي عَرَبي
/iHnaa raH niHchee 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):
آني
The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense
As in
آني رَحْ أَروحْ
/ʼaanee raH ʼarooH/
Means
I 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:
آني رَحْ أَرْجَعْ لِلـ
/ʼaanee raH ʼarjaʻ lil/
I will return to
اِحْنا رَحْ نِرْجَعْ لِلـ
/iHnaa raH nirjaʻ lil/
We will return to
Examples:
آني رَحْ أَروحْ
/ʼaanee raH ʼarooH/
I will go
اِحْنا رَحْ نروحْ
/iHnaa raH nrooH/
We will go
Examples:
آني رَحْ آكُلْ
/ʼaanee raH ʼaakul/
I will eat
اِحْنا رَحْ ناكُلْ
/iHnaa raH naakul/
We will eat
السُّوق
/issoog/
Means
The market
فُسْتان
/fustaan/
Means
Dress
الجاي
Means
Next
As in
الإِسْبوع الجاي
/ilʼisbooʻ iljaay/
Means
Next week
بَعَد
Means
After a…/ In a… (Time related)
As in
بَعَد شَهَر
/baʻad shahar/
After a month
باكِر
/baachir/
Means
Tomorrow
Conjugating in second person
(Masculine/ Singular):
إِنْتَه
The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense
As in
إِنْتَه رَحْ تروحْ
/ʻintah 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 تروحين
/ʼinti raH trooHeen/
Means
You will go (Feminine)
Examples:
إِنْتَه رَحْ تِرْجَعْ لِلـ
/ʼintah raH tirjaʻ lil/
You will go back (Masculine)
إِنْتِ رَحْ ترِجْعين لِلـ
/ʼinti raH trijʻeen lil/
You will go back (Feminine)
Examples:
إِنْتَه رَحْ تِشْرَبْ
/ʼintah raH tishrab/
You will drink (Masculine)
إِنْتِ رَحْ تشُرْبين
/ʼinti raH tshurbeen/
You will drink (Feminine)
Examples:
إِنْتَه رَحْ تاكُلْ
/ʼintah raH taakul/
You will eat (Masculine)
إِنْتِ رَحْ تاكْلين
/ʼinti raH taakleen/
You will eat (Feminine)
Conjugating in third person
(Masculine/Singular)
هُوَّ
The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense
As in
هُوَّ رَحْ يروحْ
/huwwah raH yrooH/
Means
He will go
Conjugating in third person
(Feminine/Singular)
هِيَّ
The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense
As in
هِيَّ رَحْ تروحْ
/hiyyah raH trooH/
Means
She will go
Examples:
هُوَّ رَحْ يِرْجَعْ لِلـ
/huwwah raH yirjaʻ lil/
He will go back to
هِيَّ رَحْ تِرْجَعْ لِلـ
/hiyyah raH tirjaʻ lil/
She will go back to
Examples:
هُوَّ رَحْ يِشْرَبْ
/huwwah raH yishrab/
He will drink
هِيَّ رَحْ تِشْرَبْ
/hiyyah raH tishrab/
She will drink
Examples:
هُوَّ رَحْ ياكُلْ
/huwwah raH yaakul/
He will eat
هِيَّ رَحْ تاكُلْ
/hiyyah raH taakul/
She will eat
ما
Means
Will not
As in
ما رَحْ أَشْرَبْ قَهْوَة باكِر
/maa raH ʼashrab gahwah baachir/
Means
I will not drink coffee tomorrow
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