Future tense

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The future means that the action happens after the time of speaking

 

As in

 

نِحْنا رَحْ نِحْكي عَرَبي

 

/niHnaa raH niHkee 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 روحْ

 

/raH rooH/

 

Means

 

I will go

 
   
 

 

Conjugating in first person (Singular): أَنا

 

  The prefix  رَحْ  should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

أَنا رَحْ روحْ

 

/ʼanaa raH rooH/

 

Means

 

I will go

 
 
 

 

Conjugating in first person (Plural): اِحْنا

 

The prefix  رَحْ  should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

نِحْنا رَحْ نروحْ

 

/niHnaa raH nrooH/

 

Means

 

We will go

 
 
   

Examples:

 

أَنا رَحْ إِرْجَعْ

 

/ʼanaa raH ʼirjaʻ/

 

I will return to

   

نِحْنا رَحْ نِرْجَعْ

 

/niHnaa raH nirjaʻ/

 

We will return to

 
 
   

Examples:

 

أَنا رَحْ روحْ

 

/ʼanaa raH rooH/

 

I will go

   

نِحْنا رَحْ نروحْ

 

/niHnaa raH nrooH/

 

We will go

   
 
   

Examples:

 

أَنا رَحْ آكُلْ

 

/ʼanaa raH ʼaakul/

 

I will eat

   

نِحْنا رَحْ ناكُلْ

 

/niHnaa raH naakul/

 

We will eat

 
 
   

السُّوق

 

/issooʼ/

 

Means

 

The market

 
 
   

فِسْتان

 

/fistaan/

 

Means

 

Dress

   
 
   

الجايِة

 

/iljaayih/

 

Means

 

Next

 

As in

 

الأُسْبوع الجايِة

 

/ilʼisbooʻ iljaayih/

 

Means

 

Next week

 
 
   

بَعِدْ

 

Means

 

After a.../ In a...  (Time related)

 

As in

 

بَعِدْ شَهِرْ

 

/baʻid shahir/

 

After a month

 
 
   

بُكْرَه

 

/bukrah/

 

Means

 

Tomorrow

 
 
   

Conjugating in second person (Masculine/ Singular): إِنْتِه

 

The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

إِنْتِه رَحْ تروحْ

 

/ʼintih 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 تروحي

 

/ʼinti raH trooHee/

 

Means

 

You will go (Feminine)

   
 
   

Examples:

 

إِنْتِه رَحْ تِرْجَعْ

 

/ʼintih raH tirjaʻ/

 

You will go back (Masculine)

   

إِنْتِ رَحْ تِرْجَعي

 

/ʼinti raH tirjaʻee/

 

You will go back (Feminine)

   
 
   

 Examples:

 

إِنْتِه رَحْ تِشْرَبْ

 

/ʼintih raH tishrab/

 

You will drink (Masculine)

   

إِنْتِ رَحْ تِشْرَبي

 

/ʼinti raH tishrabee/

 

You will drink (Feminine)

 
 
   

Examples:

 

إِنْتِه رَحْ تاكُلْ

 

/ʼintih raH taakul/

 

You will eat (Masculine)

   

إِنْتِ رَحْ تاكْلي

 

/ʼinti raH taaklee/

 

You will eat (Feminine)

 
 
     

Conjugating in third person (Masculine/ Singular): هُوِّ

 

The prefix رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

هُوِّ رَحْ يروحْ

 

/huwwih raH yrooH/

 

Means

 

  He will go

   
 
     

Conjugating in third person (Feminine/ Singular): هِيِّ

 

The prefix  رَحْ should precede the verb in present tense

 

As in

 

هِيِّ رَحْ تروحْ

 

/hiyyih raH trooH/

 

Means

 

She will go

 
 
   

Examples:

 

هُوِّ رَحْ يِرْجَعْ

 

/huwwih raH yirjaʻ/

 

He will go back to

   

هِيِّ رَحْ تِرْجَعْ

 

/hiyyih raH tirjaʻ/

 

She will go back to

 
   
   

Examples:

 

هُوِّ رَحْ يِشْرَبْ

 

/huwwih raH yishrab/

 

He will drink

   

هِيِّ رَحْ تِشْرَبْ

 

/hiyyih raH tishrab/

 

She will drink

 
 
   

Examples:

 

هُوِّ رَحْ ياكُلْ

 

/huwwih raH yaakul/

 

He will eat

   

هِيِّ رَحْ تاكُلْ

 

/hiyyih raH taakul/

 

She will eat

 
   
   

ما

 

Means

 

Will not

   

As in

   

 ما رَحْ إِشْرَبْ قَهْوِة بُكْرَه

 

/maa raH ʼishrab ʼahwih bukrah/

 

Means

 

I will not drink coffee tomorrow

 
   
   
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