Lesson 93: Forms V and VI

Rule 1: 1. Form V: the reflexive of Form II

Where Form II does something to an object, Form V reports that the object underwent it or did it to itself. English usually needs a passive or an intransitive verb: كَسَّرَ he smashed / تَكَسَّرَ it was smashed, broke into pieces; فَرَّقَ he dispersed (people) / تَفَرَّقُوا they dispersed; زَوَّجَ he gave in marriage / تَزَوَّجَ he got married; قَدَّمَ he put forward / تَقَدَّمَ he stepped forward, advanced; ذَكَّرَ he reminded / تَذَكَّرَ he remembered.

كَسَّرَ الطِّفْلُ الْكُوبَ فَتَكَسَّرَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ.
kassara ṭ-ṭiflu l-kūba fa-takassara ʿala l-arḍi
The child smashed the cup and it broke to pieces on the floor.
فَرَّقَ الْأَبُ الْأَوْلَادَ فَتَفَرَّقُوا فِي غُرَفِ الْبَيْتِ.
farraqa l-abu l-awlāda fa-tafarraqū fī ghurafi l-bayti
The father separated the children and they scattered into the rooms of the house.
زَوَّجَ الْجَدُّ ابْنَتَهُ، فَتَزَوَّجَتْ فِي الصَّيْفِ الْمَاضِي.
zawwaja l-jaddu bnatahu, fa-tazawwajat fi ṣ-ṣayfi l-māḍī
The grandfather gave his daughter in marriage, and she got married last summer.
ذَكَّرَتْنِي أُمِّي بِالْمَوْعِدِ فَتَذَكَّرْتُهُ.
dhakkaratnī ummī bi-l-mawʿidi fa-tadhakkartuhu
My mother reminded me of the appointment and I remembered it.
قَدَّمَ الْجَدُّ حَفِيدَهُ إِلَى الضُّيُوفِ فَتَقَدَّمَ الْوَلَدُ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ.
qaddama l-jaddu ḥafīdahu ila ḍ-ḍuyūfi fa-taqaddama l-waladu wa-sallama ʿalayhim
The grandfather presented his grandson to the guests; the boy stepped forward and greeted them.
Three forms in one sentence: II قَدَّمَ, V تَقَدَّمَ, II سَلَّمَ.

Rule 2: 2. Form V with an object, and denominative Form V

In many verbs the reflexive idea has faded and Form V simply takes a direct object: تَعَلَّمَ الطِّبَّ he learned medicine (Form II عَلَّمَ he taught), تَكَلَّمَ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ he spoke Arabic, تَقَبَّلَ الْهَدِيَّةَ he accepted the gift. Form V is also denominative, that is, made from a noun: أَدَبٌ good manners gives تَأَدَّبَ to acquire good manners; عَرَبِيٌّ gives تَعَرَّبَ to become Arabised; نَصْرَانِيٌّ Christian gives تَنَصَّرَ to become a Christian.

تَعَلَّمَ أَخِي الْكَبِيرُ الطِّبَّ فِي الْقَاهِرَةِ.
taʿallama akhi l-kabīru ṭ-ṭibba fi l-qāhirati
My elder brother studied medicine in Cairo.
تَتَكَلَّمُ جَدَّتِي الْعَرَبِيَّةَ وَالتُّرْكِيَّةَ.
tatakallamu jaddati l-ʿarabiyyata wa-t-turkiyyata
My grandmother speaks Arabic and Turkish.
Two تَ in a row: the prefix of the 3rd f. sg. and the تَ of the form.
تَأَدَّبَ الْأَوْلَادُ فِي بَيْتِ جَدِّهِمْ.
taʾaddaba l-awlādu fī bayti jaddihim
The children learned good manners in their grandfather's house.
تَعَرَّبَ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ سُكَّانِ مِصْرَ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ.
taʿarraba kathīrun min sukkāni miṣra baʿda l-islāmi
Many of the inhabitants of Egypt became Arabised after Islam.
تَأَخَّرَتْ أُخْتِي عَنِ الْمَدْرَسَةِ الْيَوْمَ.
taʾakhkharat ukhtī ʿani l-madrasati l-yawma
My sister was late for school today.

Form II and Form V

عَلَّمَتِ الْأُمُّ ابْنَتَهَا الْخِيَاطَةَ.

ʿallamati l-ummu bnatahā l-khiyāṭata

The mother taught her daughter sewing.

تَعَلَّمَتِ الْبِنْتُ الْخِيَاطَةَ مِنْ أُمِّهَا.

taʿallamati l-bintu l-khiyāṭata min ummihā

The daughter learned sewing from her mother.

Form II has two objects, the person taught and the thing taught. In Form V the person taught becomes the subject, and only the thing remains as object. The same shift turns ذَكَّرَهُ بِهِ he reminded him of it into تَذَكَّرَهُ he remembered it.

Rule 3: 3. Form VI: the reflexive of Form III, reciprocity

Form III aims an action at one other person: كَاتَبَ صَدِيقَهُ he corresponded with his friend. Form VI puts both parties in the subject, so that each does the action to the other: تَكَاتَبَ الصَّدِيقَانِ the two friends corresponded. Hence the subject of Form VI is normally dual or plural, or a singular followed by مَعَ or وَ: تَعَاوَنَ, تَفَاهَمَ, تَرَاسَلَ, تَصَالَحَ, تَشَاجَرَ, تَقَاتَلَ.

تَفَاهَمَ الْأَخَوَانِ بَعْدَ خِلَافٍ طَوِيلٍ.
tafāhama l-akhawāni baʿda khilāfin ṭawīlin
The two brothers came to an understanding after a long disagreement.
يَتَعَاوَنُ أَفْرَادُ الْعَائِلَةِ فِي عَمَلِ الْبَيْتِ.
yataʿāwanu afrādu l-ʿāʾilati fī ʿamali l-bayti
The members of the family help one another with the housework.
تَرَاسَلَتِ الْأُخْتَانِ سَنَوَاتٍ طَوِيلَةً.
tarāsalati l-ukhtāni sanawātin ṭawīlatan
The two sisters corresponded for many years.
Accusative of duration; سَنَوَاتٍ is a sound feminine plural, so its accusative ends in ـَاتٍ.
تَشَاجَرَ الْوَلَدَانِ عَلَى الْكُرَةِ ثُمَّ تَصَالَحَا.
tashājara l-waladāni ʿala l-kurati thumma taṣālaḥā
The two boys quarrelled over the ball, then made peace.
تَكَاتَبَ عَمِّي وَصَدِيقُهُ فِي بَغْدَادَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً.
takātaba ʿammī wa-ṣadīquhu fī baghdāda ʿishrīna sanatan
My uncle and his friend in Baghdad wrote to each other for twenty years.
Form III: كَاتَبَ عَمِّي صَدِيقَهُ 'my uncle wrote to his friend'; Form VI makes both of them subjects.

Rule 4: 4. Form VI of pretence and succession

Two further meanings grow out of the reflexive idea. Pretence: to make oneself appear in a state one is not in: تَمَارَضَ he pretended to be ill (from مَرِضَ), تَجَاهَلَ he feigned ignorance, ignored (from جَهِلَ), تَغَافَلَ عَنْ he pretended not to notice, تَكَاسَلَ he acted lazily. Succession: several subjects doing the action one after another: تَسَاقَطَ to fall one after another, تَتَابَعَ to follow in succession.

تَمَارَضَ الْوَلَدُ لِيَجْلِسَ فِي الْبَيْتِ مَعَ جَدَّتِهِ.
tamāraḍa l-waladu li-yajlisa fi l-bayti maʿa jaddatihi
The boy pretended to be ill so as to stay at home with his grandmother.
تَجَاهَلَتِ الْأُمُّ بُكَاءَ الطِّفْلِ.
tajāhalati l-ummu bukāʾa ṭ-ṭifli
The mother ignored the child's crying.
تَغَافَلَ الْجَدُّ عَنْ لَعِبِ الْأَوْلَادِ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ.
taghāfala l-jaddu ʿan laʿibi l-awlādi fi l-ḥadīqati
The grandfather pretended not to notice the children playing in the garden.
تَسَاقَطَتْ أَوْرَاقُ الشَّجَرِ فِي الْخَرِيفِ.
tasāqaṭat awrāqu sh-shajari fi l-kharīfi
The leaves of the trees fell one after another in autumn.
تَتَابَعَ الضُّيُوفُ عَلَى بَيْتِ الْعَرُوسِ طُولَ الْمَسَاءِ.
tatābaʿa ḍ-ḍuyūfu ʿalā bayti l-ʿarūsi ṭūla l-masāʾi
The guests came one after another to the bride's house all evening.

Form V: تَعَلَّمَ 'to learn'

Perfect, imperfect indicative and imperative of تَفَعَّلَ. The imperfect prefix takes a, not u; the imperative needs no hamzat al-waṣl because the form already begins with a vowelled تَ.
Person	Perfect	Imperfect	Imperative
he	تَعَلَّمَtaʿallamahe learned	يَتَعَلَّمُyataʿallamuhe learns
she	تَعَلَّمَتْtaʿallamat	تَتَعَلَّمُtataʿallamu
you (m.)	تَعَلَّمْتَtaʿallamta	تَتَعَلَّمُtataʿallamu	تَعَلَّمْtaʿallam
you (f.)	تَعَلَّمْتِtaʿallamti	تَتَعَلَّمِينَtataʿallamīna	تَعَلَّمِيtaʿallamī
I	تَعَلَّمْتُtaʿallamtu	أَتَعَلَّمُataʿallamu
they two (m.)	تَعَلَّمَاtaʿallamā	يَتَعَلَّمَانِyataʿallamāni
they two (f.)	تَعَلَّمَتَاtaʿallamatā	تَتَعَلَّمَانِtataʿallamāni
you two	تَعَلَّمْتُمَاtaʿallamtumā	تَتَعَلَّمَانِtataʿallamāni	تَعَلَّمَاtaʿallamā
they (m.)	تَعَلَّمُواtaʿallamū	يَتَعَلَّمُونَyataʿallamūna
they (f.)	تَعَلَّمْنَtaʿallamna	يَتَعَلَّمْنَyataʿallamna
you (m. pl.)	تَعَلَّمْتُمْtaʿallamtum	تَتَعَلَّمُونَtataʿallamūna	تَعَلَّمُواtaʿallamū
you (f. pl.)	تَعَلَّمْتُنَّtaʿallamtunna	تَتَعَلَّمْنَtataʿallamna	تَعَلَّمْنَtaʿallamna
we	تَعَلَّمْنَاtaʿallamnā	نَتَعَلَّمُnataʿallamu

Form VI: تَفَاهَمَ 'to understand one another'

Perfect, imperfect indicative and imperative of تَفَاعَلَ. Everything is as in Form V, with the long ā of Form III in place of the doubled radical.
Person	Perfect	Imperfect	Imperative
he	تَفَاهَمَtafāhamahe came to an understanding	يَتَفَاهَمُyatafāhamu
she	تَفَاهَمَتْtafāhamat	تَتَفَاهَمُtatafāhamu
you (m.)	تَفَاهَمْتَtafāhamta	تَتَفَاهَمُtatafāhamu	تَفَاهَمْtafāham
you (f.)	تَفَاهَمْتِtafāhamti	تَتَفَاهَمِينَtatafāhamīna	تَفَاهَمِيtafāhamī
I	تَفَاهَمْتُtafāhamtu	أَتَفَاهَمُatafāhamu
they two (m.)	تَفَاهَمَاtafāhamā	يَتَفَاهَمَانِyatafāhamāni
they two (f.)	تَفَاهَمَتَاtafāhamatā	تَتَفَاهَمَانِtatafāhamāni
you two	تَفَاهَمْتُمَاtafāhamtumā	تَتَفَاهَمَانِtatafāhamāni	تَفَاهَمَاtafāhamā
they (m.)	تَفَاهَمُواtafāhamū	يَتَفَاهَمُونَyatafāhamūna
they (f.)	تَفَاهَمْنَtafāhamna	يَتَفَاهَمْنَyatafāhamna
you (m. pl.)	تَفَاهَمْتُمْtafāhamtum	تَتَفَاهَمُونَtatafāhamūna	تَفَاهَمُواtafāhamū
you (f. pl.)	تَفَاهَمْتُنَّtafāhamtunna	تَتَفَاهَمْنَtatafāhamna	تَفَاهَمْنَtafāhamna
we	تَفَاهَمْنَاtafāhamnā	نَتَفَاهَمُnatafāhamu

Passive, participles and verbal noun of Forms V and VI

The passive perfect turns every vowel before the second radical into u and gives the second radical i, so the ā of Form VI becomes ū: تُفُعِّلَ، تُفُوعِلَ. The participles take the prefix مُـ with i (active) or a (passive) on the second radical; the verbal nouns end in ـُلٌ with u on the second radical.
	Form V	Form VI
Active perfect	تَعَلَّمَtaʿallama	تَفَاهَمَtafāhama
Passive perfect	تُعُلِّمَtuʿullima	تُفُوهِمَtufūhima
Active imperfect	يَتَعَلَّمُyataʿallamu	يَتَفَاهَمُyatafāhamu
Passive imperfect	يُتَعَلَّمُyutaʿallamu	يُتَفَاهَمُyutafāhamu
Subjunctive	أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَan yataʿallama	أَنْ يَتَفَاهَمَan yatafāhama
Jussive	لَمْ يَتَعَلَّمْlam yataʿallam	لَمْ يَتَفَاهَمْlam yatafāham
Active participle	مُتَعَلِّمٌmutaʿallimunlearned, educated	مُتَفَاهِمٌmutafāhimunin agreement
Passive participle	مُتَعَلَّمٌmutaʿallamunlearned (of a thing)	مُتَفَاهَمٌ عَلَيْهِmutafāhamun ʿalayhiagreed upon
Verbal noun	تَعَلُّمٌtaʿallumunlearning	تَفَاهُمٌtafāhumunmutual understanding

Person	Singular	Plural
he (Form V perfect)	تَعَلَّمَ	taʿallama	he learned	تَعَلَّمُوا	taʿallamū	they (m.) learned
she (Form V perfect)	تَعَلَّمَتْ	taʿallamat	she learned	تَعَلَّمْنَ	taʿallamna	they (f.) learned
you (m., Form V perfect)	تَعَلَّمْتَ	taʿallamta	you (m.) learned	تَعَلَّمْتُمْ	taʿallamtum	you (m. pl.) learned
you (f., Form V perfect)	تَعَلَّمْتِ	taʿallamti	you (f.) learned	تَعَلَّمْتُنَّ	taʿallamtunna	you (f. pl.) learned
I (Form V perfect)	تَعَلَّمْتُ	taʿallamtu	I learned	تَعَلَّمْنَا	taʿallamnā	we learned
dual (Form V perfect)	تَعَلَّمَا	taʿallamā	they two (m.) learned	تَعَلَّمَتَا	taʿallamatā	they two (f.) learned
he (Form V imperfect)	يَتَعَلَّمُ	yataʿallamu	he learns	يَتَعَلَّمُونَ	yataʿallamūna	they (m.) learn
she (Form V imperfect)	تَتَعَلَّمُ	tataʿallamu	she learns	يَتَعَلَّمْنَ	yataʿallamna	they (f.) learn
you (m., Form V imperfect)	تَتَعَلَّمُ	tataʿallamu	you (m.) learn	تَتَعَلَّمُونَ	tataʿallamūna	you (m. pl.) learn
you (f., Form V imperfect)	تَتَعَلَّمِينَ	tataʿallamīna	you (f.) learn	تَتَعَلَّمْنَ	tataʿallamna	you (f. pl.) learn
I (Form V imperfect)	أَتَعَلَّمُ	ataʿallamu	I learn	نَتَعَلَّمُ	nataʿallamu	we learn
dual (Form V imperfect)	يَتَعَلَّمَانِ	yataʿallamāni	they two (m.) learn	تَتَعَلَّمَانِ	tataʿallamāni	they two (f.) / you two learn
imperative (Form V)	تَعَلَّمْ، تَعَلَّمِي	taʿallam, taʿallamī	learn! (m., f.)	تَعَلَّمَا، تَعَلَّمُوا، تَعَلَّمْنَ	taʿallamā, taʿallamū, taʿallamna	learn! (dual, m. pl., f. pl.)
passive (Form V)	تُعُلِّمَ	tuʿullima	it was learned	يُتَعَلَّمُ	yutaʿallamu	it is learned
participles and verbal noun (Form V)	مُتَعَلِّمٌ، مُتَعَلَّمٌ	mutaʿallimun, mutaʿallamun	learned (person); learned (thing)	تَعَلُّمٌ	taʿallumun	learning
he (Form VI perfect)	تَفَاهَمَ	tafāhama	he came to an understanding	تَفَاهَمُوا	tafāhamū	they (m.) came to an understanding
she (Form VI perfect)	تَفَاهَمَتْ	tafāhamat	she came to an understanding	تَفَاهَمْنَ	tafāhamna	they (f.) came to an understanding
you (m., Form VI perfect)	تَفَاهَمْتَ	tafāhamta	you (m.) came to an understanding	تَفَاهَمْتُمْ	tafāhamtum	you (m. pl.) came to an understanding
you (f., Form VI perfect)	تَفَاهَمْتِ	tafāhamti	you (f.) came to an understanding	تَفَاهَمْتُنَّ	tafāhamtunna	you (f. pl.) came to an understanding
I (Form VI perfect)	تَفَاهَمْتُ	tafāhamtu	I came to an understanding	تَفَاهَمْنَا	tafāhamnā	we came to an understanding
dual (Form VI perfect)	تَفَاهَمَا	tafāhamā	they two (m.) came to an understanding	تَفَاهَمَتَا	tafāhamatā	they two (f.) came to an understanding
he (Form VI imperfect)	يَتَفَاهَمُ	yatafāhamu	he comes to an understanding	يَتَفَاهَمُونَ	yatafāhamūna	they (m.) come to an understanding
she (Form VI imperfect)	تَتَفَاهَمُ	tatafāhamu	she comes to an understanding	يَتَفَاهَمْنَ	yatafāhamna	they (f.) come to an understanding
you (m., Form VI imperfect)	تَتَفَاهَمُ	tatafāhamu	you (m.) come to an understanding	تَتَفَاهَمُونَ	tatafāhamūna	you (m. pl.) come to an understanding
you (f., Form VI imperfect)	تَتَفَاهَمِينَ	tatafāhamīna	you (f.) come to an understanding	تَتَفَاهَمْنَ	tatafāhamna	you (f. pl.) come to an understanding
I (Form VI imperfect)	أَتَفَاهَمُ	atafāhamu	I come to an understanding	نَتَفَاهَمُ	natafāhamu	we come to an understanding
dual (Form VI imperfect)	يَتَفَاهَمَانِ	yatafāhamāni	they two (m.) come to an understanding	تَتَفَاهَمَانِ	tatafāhamāni	they two (f.) / you two come to an understanding
imperative (Form VI)	تَفَاهَمْ، تَفَاهَمِي	tafāham, tafāhamī	come to an understanding! (m., f.)	تَفَاهَمَا، تَفَاهَمُوا، تَفَاهَمْنَ	tafāhamā, tafāhamū, tafāhamna	come to an understanding! (dual, m. pl., f. pl.)
passive (Form VI)	تُفُوهِمَ	tufūhima	it was agreed (impersonal)	يُتَفَاهَمُ	yutafāhamu	it is agreed (impersonal)
participles and verbal noun (Form VI)	مُتَفَاهِمٌ، مُتَفَاهَمٌ	mutafāhimun, mutafāhamun	in agreement; agreed (upon)	تَفَاهُمٌ	tafāhumun	mutual understanding

Person

Singular

Plural

Arabic

Transliteration

English

Arabic

Transliteration

English

he (Form V perfect)

تَعَلَّمَ

taʿallama

he learned

تَعَلَّمُوا

taʿallamū

they (m.) learned

she (Form V perfect)

تَعَلَّمَتْ

taʿallamat

she learned

تَعَلَّمْنَ

taʿallamna

they (f.) learned

you (m., Form V perfect)

تَعَلَّمْتَ

taʿallamta

you (m.) learned

تَعَلَّمْتُمْ

taʿallamtum

you (m. pl.) learned

you (f., Form V perfect)

تَعَلَّمْتِ

taʿallamti

you (f.) learned

تَعَلَّمْتُنَّ

taʿallamtunna

you (f. pl.) learned

I (Form V perfect)

تَعَلَّمْتُ

taʿallamtu

I learned

تَعَلَّمْنَا

taʿallamnā

we learned

dual (Form V perfect)

تَعَلَّمَا

taʿallamā

they two (m.) learned

تَعَلَّمَتَا

taʿallamatā

they two (f.) learned

he (Form V imperfect)

يَتَعَلَّمُ

yataʿallamu

he learns

يَتَعَلَّمُونَ

yataʿallamūna

they (m.) learn

she (Form V imperfect)

تَتَعَلَّمُ

tataʿallamu

she learns

يَتَعَلَّمْنَ

yataʿallamna

they (f.) learn

you (m., Form V imperfect)

تَتَعَلَّمُ

tataʿallamu

you (m.) learn

تَتَعَلَّمُونَ

tataʿallamūna

you (m. pl.) learn

you (f., Form V imperfect)

تَتَعَلَّمِينَ

tataʿallamīna

you (f.) learn

تَتَعَلَّمْنَ

tataʿallamna

you (f. pl.) learn

I (Form V imperfect)

أَتَعَلَّمُ

ataʿallamu

I learn

نَتَعَلَّمُ

nataʿallamu

we learn

dual (Form V imperfect)

يَتَعَلَّمَانِ

yataʿallamāni

they two (m.) learn

تَتَعَلَّمَانِ

tataʿallamāni

they two (f.) / you two learn

imperative (Form V)

تَعَلَّمْ، تَعَلَّمِي

taʿallam, taʿallamī

learn! (m., f.)

تَعَلَّمَا، تَعَلَّمُوا، تَعَلَّمْنَ

taʿallamā, taʿallamū, taʿallamna

learn! (dual, m. pl., f. pl.)

passive (Form V)

تُعُلِّمَ

tuʿullima

it was learned

يُتَعَلَّمُ

yutaʿallamu

it is learned

participles and verbal noun (Form V)

مُتَعَلِّمٌ، مُتَعَلَّمٌ

mutaʿallimun, mutaʿallamun

learned (person); learned (thing)

تَعَلُّمٌ

taʿallumun

learning

he (Form VI perfect)

تَفَاهَمَ

tafāhama

he came to an understanding

تَفَاهَمُوا

tafāhamū

they (m.) came to an understanding

she (Form VI perfect)

تَفَاهَمَتْ

tafāhamat

she came to an understanding

تَفَاهَمْنَ

tafāhamna

they (f.) came to an understanding

you (m., Form VI perfect)

تَفَاهَمْتَ

tafāhamta

you (m.) came to an understanding

تَفَاهَمْتُمْ

tafāhamtum

you (m. pl.) came to an understanding

you (f., Form VI perfect)

تَفَاهَمْتِ

tafāhamti

you (f.) came to an understanding

تَفَاهَمْتُنَّ

tafāhamtunna

you (f. pl.) came to an understanding

I (Form VI perfect)

تَفَاهَمْتُ

tafāhamtu

I came to an understanding

تَفَاهَمْنَا

tafāhamnā

we came to an understanding

dual (Form VI perfect)

تَفَاهَمَا

tafāhamā

they two (m.) came to an understanding

تَفَاهَمَتَا

tafāhamatā

they two (f.) came to an understanding

he (Form VI imperfect)

يَتَفَاهَمُ

yatafāhamu

he comes to an understanding

يَتَفَاهَمُونَ

yatafāhamūna

they (m.) come to an understanding

she (Form VI imperfect)

تَتَفَاهَمُ

tatafāhamu

she comes to an understanding

يَتَفَاهَمْنَ

yatafāhamna

they (f.) come to an understanding

you (m., Form VI imperfect)

تَتَفَاهَمُ

tatafāhamu

you (m.) come to an understanding

تَتَفَاهَمُونَ

tatafāhamūna

you (m. pl.) come to an understanding

you (f., Form VI imperfect)

تَتَفَاهَمِينَ

tatafāhamīna

you (f.) come to an understanding

تَتَفَاهَمْنَ

tatafāhamna

you (f. pl.) come to an understanding

I (Form VI imperfect)

أَتَفَاهَمُ

atafāhamu

I come to an understanding

نَتَفَاهَمُ

natafāhamu

we come to an understanding

dual (Form VI imperfect)

يَتَفَاهَمَانِ

yatafāhamāni

they two (m.) come to an understanding

تَتَفَاهَمَانِ

tatafāhamāni

they two (f.) / you two come to an understanding

imperative (Form VI)

تَفَاهَمْ، تَفَاهَمِي

tafāham, tafāhamī

come to an understanding! (m., f.)

تَفَاهَمَا، تَفَاهَمُوا، تَفَاهَمْنَ

tafāhamā, tafāhamū, tafāhamna

come to an understanding! (dual, m. pl., f. pl.)

passive (Form VI)

تُفُوهِمَ

tufūhima

it was agreed (impersonal)

يُتَفَاهَمُ

yutafāhamu

it is agreed (impersonal)

participles and verbal noun (Form VI)

مُتَفَاهِمٌ، مُتَفَاهَمٌ

mutafāhimun, mutafāhamun

in agreement; agreed (upon)

تَفَاهُمٌ

tafāhumun

mutual understanding

Forms V and VI

Step 1 of 5: Learn

Rule 1: 1. Form V: the reflexive of Form II

Rule 2: 2. Form V with an object, and denominative Form V

Form II and Form V

Rule 3: 3. Form VI: the reflexive of Form III, reciprocity

Rule 4: 4. Form VI of pretence and succession

Form V: تَعَلَّمَ 'to learn'

Form VI: تَفَاهَمَ 'to understand one another'

Passive, participles and verbal noun of Forms V and VI

Conjugations: "To Have"

Vocabulary

Step 2 of 5: Read

Friday at my grandfather's house

Notes

Comprehension

In the Quran

Step 3 of 5: Practice

Exercises

Step 4 of 5: Quiz

Translate from Arabic to English

Translate from English to Arabic

Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

How many questions would you like?

Step 5 of 5: Finish