To form the present tense, we add one of the present tense prefixes and suffixes to the root of the verb.
اِحْنا مِــنْروحْ
/iHnaa minrooH/
Means
We go
Conjugating in first person (Singular)
أَنا
The prefix
بـَ
should be attached to the verb
أَنا بـَـشْتَغَل
/ʼanaa bashtaghal/
Means
I work
Conjugating in first person (Plural)
اِحْنا
The prefix
مـ
should be attached to the verb
اِحْنامـنِــشْتَغَل
/iHnaa mnishtaghal/
Means
We work
Examples:
أَنا بَــشْرَبْ
I drink
/ʼanaa bashrab/
اِحْنا مــنِشْرَبْ
We drink
/iHnaa mnishrab/
Examples:
أَنا بَـروحْ
/ʼanaa barooH/
I go
اِحْنا مِــنروحْ
We go
/iHnaa minrooH/
Examples:
أَنا بَـتْكَلِّمْ
/ʼanaa batkallim/
I speak
اِحْنا مـنِتْكَلِّمْ
/iHnaa mnitkallim/
We speak
عَرَبي
/ʻarabee/
Means
Arabic
مَدْرَسَة
/madrasah/
Means
School
كُلِّ يوم
/kulli youm/
Means
Everyday
Adverbs can be placed at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of the sentence
دايماً
/daiman/
Means
Always
Conjugating in second person (Masculine/Singular):
إِنْتَ
The prefix
بـ
should be attached to the verb
إِنْتَ بـتِــشْتَغَلْ
/ʼinta btishtaghal/
Means
You work (Masculine)
Conjugating in second person (Feminine/Singular)
إِنْتِ
The prefix
بتِـ
and the suffix
ي
should be attached to the verb.
ي
indicates feminine
إِنْتِ بـتِــشْتَغَلي
/ʼinti btishtaghalee/
Means
You work (Feminine)
Examples:
إِنْتَ بــتِــشْرَبْ
/ʼinta btishrab/
You drink (Masculine)
إِنْتِ بــتِــشْرَبي
/ʼinti btishrabee/
You drink (Feminine)
Examples:
إِنْتَ بــتِـتْكَلِّمْ
/ʼinta btitkallim/
You speak (Masculine)
إِنْتِ بـتِـتْكَلِّمي
/ʼinti btitkallimee/
You speak (Feminine)
Examples:
إِنْتَ بِـتْـروحْ
/ʼinta bitrooH/
You go (Masculine)
إِنْتِ بِـتْـروحي
/ʼinti bitrooHee/
You go (Feminine)
Conjugating in third person (Masculine/Singular)
هُوَّ
The prefix
بيِـ
should be attached to the verb
هُوَّ بـيِــشْتَغَل
/huwwah byishtaghal/
Means
He works
Conjugating in third person (Feminine/Singular)
هِيَّ
The prefix
بتِـ
should be attached to the verb
هِيَّ بـتـِـشْتَغَل
/hiyyah btishtaghal/
Means
She works
Examples:
هُوَّ بـيِــتْكَلِّم
/huwwah byitkallim/
He speaks
هِيَّ بـتِــتْكَلِّم
/hiyyah btitkallim/
She speaks
Examples:
هُوَّ بِـيـروحْ
/huwwah byrooH/
He goes
هِيَّ بِـتـروحْ
/hiyyah bitrooH/
She goes
Examples:
هُوَّ بِـيــشْرَب
/huwwah byishrab/
He drinks
هِيَّ بـتِــشْرَب
/hiyyah btishrab/
She drinks
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