Understanding the grammar of verbs is essential to your mastery of Arabic. Fortunately, the verb system in Arabic is fairly straightforward and not too difficult to grasp.So here we attempt to explain the core rules of the Arabic verb. Mastering these rules can insha Allah provide you a strong …
Grammar
Passive Verbs
Finally, the verbs are also divided into Active verbs (when the subject is shown) and passive verbs (when the subject is unknown).Ex. كــَــتــَــبَ الــطــَّــالـِــبُ الــدَّرْسَ = The student wrote the lesson. (Active Voice /the subject is الطالبُ) كــُــتــِــبَ …
Doubly Weak Verbs (اللَّفِيف)
Verbs which have two weak (vowel) letters in its root form.Lafeef verbs consist of two types according to the position of the two weak letters in the root:Lafeef Mafrooq اللفيف المفروق: Here the root verb has the first and last (final) letters as weak (vowels); e.g. وعى = to understand and …
Naqis Verbs (الناقص)
A Naqis (Defective) verb is that whose third (last) letter is weak ( ا - و - ي ) in its root form.i.e Naqis verbs have an Alif (ا ), a Yaa (ي ) or a Waw (و ) as its last letter.CommandPresentPastاِشْكِيَشْكُوشَكااِبْكِيَبْكِيبكى اِسْعَيَسْعىسَعىThe final Alif is often turned into a …
Hollow Verbs (الأَجوَف)
Ajwaf verbs are those whose second (middle) letter is sick (أ-ي-و) in its root form.Most Ajwaf verbs have an Alif (ا ) as its second or middle letter.The origin of the middle Alif is mostly a Waw (و ) or a Yaa (ي ), that is turned into an Alif.There are a few verbs in which the Waw …