Future tense

...
   

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

 
   
    For more info regarding the Future tense and how to learn Arabic online, you can download the Arabic learning app Kaleela to learn Arabic the right way.
Most Readed