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Volume 1 · Lesson 19
Volume 1
The Arabic verb has two main tenses: the Perfect (a finished action, usually past) and the Imperfect (an unfinished action, usually present or future). Learn the full Imperfect of كَتَبَ "to write" (أَكْتُبُ "I write / I shall write") and practise it with other verbs.
| Person | Singular | Plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Transliteration | English | Arabic | Transliteration | English | |
| First Person | أَكْتُبُ | 'aktubu | I write / I shall write | نَكْتُبُ | naktubu | we write / we shall write |
| Second Person (Masculine) | تَكْتُبُ | taktubu | thou (m.) writest / wilt write | تَكْتُبُونَ | taktuboona | you (m.) write / will write |
| Second Person (Feminine) | تَكْتُبِينَ | taktubeena | thou (f.) writest / wilt write | تَكْتُبْنَ | taktubna | you (f.) write / will write |
| Third Person (Masculine) | يَكْتُبُ | yaktubu | he writes / will write | يَكْتُبُونَ | yaktuboona | they (m.) write / will write |
| Third Person (Feminine) | تَكْتُبُ | taktubu | she writes / will write | يَكْتُبْنَ | yaktubna | they (f.) write / will write |
Why do words end with “-un”?
The -un ending is called tanween (nunation). It marks indefinite nouns — similar to “a/an” in English.
To find the base word, simply remove the final “-un” sound (the double-stacked damma بٌ on the last letter).
Type your translation, then check it. Spelling and vowel marks are graded leniently.
أَكْتُبُ
يَكْتُبُ
تَكْتُبِينَ
يَكْتُبُونَ
نَكْتُبُ
يَكْتُبْنَ
يَشْرَبُ
نَضْرِبُ
Type your translation, then check it. Spelling and vowel marks are graded leniently.
He will write
We shall write
They (masc.) will write
She will write
Thou (fem.) wilt write
They (fem.) will write
He will drink
We beat
They (masc.) beat
I drink
She will drink
We shall drink
Thou (masc.) wilt beat
You (fem.) drink
I shall write
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