To form the present tense, suffixes and prefixes should be added to the root of the verb.
اِحْنا
مِنْــروحْ
/iHnaa minrooH/
Means
We go
Conjugating in first person (Singular):
أَنا
The prefix
بَـ
should be attached to the verb
As in
أَنا بَــعْمَلْ
/ʼanaa baʻmal/
Means
I do
Conjugating in first person (Plural):
اِحْنا
The prefix
منـ
should be attached to the verb
As in
اِحْنا منِــعْمَلْ
/iHnaa mniʻmal/
Means
We do
Examples:
أَنا بَــشْرَبْ
/ʼanaa bashrab/
I drink
اِحْنا منِــشْرَبْ
/iHnaa mnishrab/
We drink
Examples:
أَنا بَــروحْ
/ʼanaa barooH/
I go
اِحْنا مِنْــروحْ
/iHnaa minrooH/
We go
عَرَبي
/ʻarabee/
Means
Arabic
Examples:
أَنا بَــحْكي
/ʼanaa baHkee/
I speak
اِحْنا منِــحْكي
/iHnaa mniHkee/
We speak
مَدْرَسِة
/madraseh/
Means
School
كُلْ يوم
/kul yoam/
Means
Everyday
Adverbs can be placed at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of the sentence
دايماً
/daayman/
Means
Always
عادَةً
/ʻaadatan/
Means
Usually
Conjugating in second person (Masculine/Singular):
إِنْتَ
The prefix
بـتـ
should be attached to the verb
As in
إِنْتَ بتِــعْمَلْ
/ʼinta btiʻmal/
Means
You do (Masculine)
Conjugating in second person (Feminine/Singular):
إِنْتِ
The prefix
بـتِـ
and the suffix
ي
should be attached to the verb.
ي
indicates feminine
As in
إِنْتِ بتِــعْمَلـــي
/ʼinti btiʻmalee/
Means
You do
Examples:
إِنْتَ
بتِــشْرَبْ
/ʼinta btishrab/
You drink (Masculine)
إِنْتِ
بتِــشْرَبــي
/ʼinti btishrabee/
You drink (Feminine)
Examples:
إِنْتَ بتِــحْكي
/ʼinta btiHkee/
You speak (Masculine)
إِنْتِ بتِــحْكي
/ʼinta btiHkee/
You speak (Feminine)
Examples:
إِنْتَ بِتْــروحْ
/ʼinta bitrooH/
You go (Masculine)
إنْتِ بِتْــروحــي
/ʼinti bitrooHee/
You go (Feminine)
Conjugating in third person (Masculine/Singular)
هُوِّ
The prefix
بِـ
should be attached to the verb
As in
هُوِّ بِــعْمَلْ
/huwweh biʻmal/
Means
He does
Conjugating in third person (Feminine/Singular):
هِيِّ
The prefix
بـتـ
should be attached to the verb
As in
هِيِّ بتِــعْمَلْ
/hiyyeh btiʻmal/
Means
She does
Examples:
هُوِّ بِــحْكي
/huwweh biHkee/
He speaks
هِيِّ بتِــحْكي
/hiyyeh btiHkee/
She speaks
Examples:
هُوِّ بِــروحْ
/huwweh birooH/
He goes
هِيِّ بِتْــروحْ
/hiyyeh bitrooH/
She goes
Examples:
هُوِّ بِــشْرَبْ
/huwweh bishrab/
He drinks
هِيِّ بتِــشْرَبْ
/hiyyeh btishrab/
She drinks
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