Present tense

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The present tense refers to an unfinished action

   

As in

   

أَنا بِــتْعَلَّمْ عَرَبي

   

/ʼanaa bitʻallam ʻarabee/

   

Means

   

I learn Arabic

   
 
   

To form the present tense, suffixes and prefixes should be added to the root of the verb.

   

نِحْنا

   

مِنْــروحْ

   

/niHnaa minrooH/

   

Means

   

We go

 
 
 

Conjugating in first person (Singular):

   

أَنا

   

The prefix 

   

بَـ

   

should be attached to the verb

     

As in

   

أَنا  بَــعْمِلْ

   

/ʼanaa baʻmil/

   

Means

     

I do

   
 
 

Conjugating in first person (Plural):

   

نِحْنا

   

The prefix 

     

منـ

   

should be attached to the verb

     

As in

   

  نِحْنا منِــعْمِلْ 

   

/niHnaa mnaʻmil/

   

Means

   

We do

   
 
 

Examples:

     

أَنا  بِــشْرَبْ

   

/ʼanaa bishrab/

     

I drink

     

  نِحْنا منِــشْرَبْ

     

/niHnaa mnishrab/

     

We drink

     
   
   

Examples:

     

  أَنا بــروحْ

     

/ʼanaa brooH/

     

I go

     

  نِحْنا مِنْــروحْ

     

/niHnaa minrooH/

       

We go

   
 
 

 عَرَبي

   

/ʻarabee/

   

Means

   

Arabic

   
 
   

Examples:

     

  أَنا بِــحْكي

     

/ʼanaa biHkee/

     

I speak

     

  نِحْنا منِــحْكي

     

/iHnaa mniHkee/

     

We speak

   
   
 

مَدْرَسِة

   

/madrasih/

   

Means

   

School

           
   
   

كِلْ يوم

   

/kil youm/

   

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):

       

إِنْتِه

   

The prefix

   

بـتـ 

   

should be attached to the verb

   

As in

   

  إِنْتِه بتِــعْمِلْ

   

/ʼintih btaʻmil/

   

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  بتَــعْملــي

   

/ʼinti btaʻmlee/

   

 Means

   

You do

   
 
   

Examples:

   

إِنْتِه

   

بتِــشْرَبْ

   

/ʼintih btishrab/

     

You drink (Masculine)

   

إِنْتِ

   

بتِــشْرَبــي

   

/ʼinti btishrabee/

   

You drink (Feminine)

   
   
   

 Examples:

   

إِنْتِه بتِــحْكي

   

/ʼintih btiHkee/

     

You speak (Masculine)

   

إِنْتِ  بتِــحْكي

   

/ʼinti btiHkee/

   

You speak (Feminine)

   
   

 

 Examples:

     

إِنْتِه بِتْــروحْ

   

/ʼintih 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 بِـــيَعْمِلْ

   

/huwwih byaʻmil/

     

Means

   

He does

     
 
   

Conjugating in third person (Feminine/Singular):

   

هِيِّ 

   

The prefix 

   

بـتـ

   

should be attached to the verb 

   

As in

 

هِيِّ بتِــعْمِلْ

   

/hiyyih btiʻmil/

   

Means

   

She does

   
 
   

Examples:

   

هُوِّ بِــيِحْكي

   

/huwwih byiHkee/

   

He speaks

   

هِيِّ بتِــحْكي

     

/hiyyih btiHkee/

   

She speaks

     
 
   

Examples:

 

هُوِّ بِــروحْ

   

/huwwih birooH/

   

He goes

   

هِيِّ بِتْــروحْ

     

/hiyyih bitrooH/

     

She goes

   
 

 

Examples:

   

هُوِّ بِـيِشْرَبْ

 

/huwwih byishrab/

   

He drinks

   

هِيِّ بتِــشْرَبْ

   

/hiyyeh btishrab/

   

She drinks

   
 
 
 
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