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Present Tense Verbs

Basic present tense

Prefixes mark the subject

The present (mudari') uses prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) on the verb stem to show the subject.

📊 Present tense of كتب (to write)
Pronoun Verb Translit
أنا أكتب aktub
أنتَ تكتب taktub
أنتِ تكتبين taktubiin
هو يكتب yaktub
هي تكتب taktub
نحن نكتب naktub
هم يكتبون yaktubuun
💬 Examples
أكتُب
aktub
I write
📝 Prefix أ for 'I'
يَكتُب
yaktub
he writes
📝 Prefix يـ for 'he'
Feminine 'you' adds ـين

The 2nd person feminine singular ends in ـين.

💬 Examples
تَكتُبين
taktubiin
you (f) write
📝 Feminine 'you' suffix
تَكتُب
taktub
you (m) write
📝 Masculine 'you'
Plurals add ـون / ـن

Masculine plurals add ـون; the verb agrees with the subject's number.

💬 Examples
يَكتُبون
yaktubuun
they (m) write
📝 Masculine plural
نَكتُب
naktub
we write
📝 Prefix نـ for 'we'