Arabic weak verbs


Let's repeat the definition of the weak verbs.

If any triliteral rooted verb's one of the three root letters is one of alif (hamza, a), waaw (w) or yaa (y) then that is defined as a weak verb.

In this section we will give examples for the weak verbs whose third letter of the triliteral root is one of alif (a), waaw (w) or yaa (y).

The dual form is not used in daily life. It is usually an academic interest. Therefore, we will skip the dual form from our tables.


             
Last root letter=alif                                                                                                               Last root letter=alif
Verb=qara'a=to read, root= ق-ر-أَ masc=m, fem=f
English Pronouns Arabic Pronouns  
Perfect
 
Imperfect
I anaa (أَنَا) qara'tu (قَرَأْتُ) aqra'u (أَقْرَأُ)
Thou (m) anta (أَنْتَ) qara'ta (قَرَأْتَ) taqra'u (تَقْرَأُ)
Thou (f) anti (أَنْتِ) qara'ti (قَرَأْتِ) taqra'iyna (تَقرَئِينَ)
He huwa (هُوَ) qara'a (قَرَأَ) yaqra'u (يَقْرَأُ)
She hiya (هِيَ) qara'at (قَرَأَتْ) taqra'u (تَقْرَأُ)
We nahnu (نَحْنُ) qara'naa (قَرَأْنَا) naqra'u (نَقْرَأُ)
You (m) antum (أَنْتُمْ) qara'tum (قَرَأْتُمْ) taqra'uuna (قَرَؤُونَ)
You (f) antunna (أَنْتُنَّ) qara'tunna (قَرَأْتُنَّ) taqra'na (تَقْرَأْنَ)
They (m) hum (هُمْ) qara'uu (قَرَؤُوا) yaqra'uuna (يَقْرَؤُونَ)
They (f) hunna (هُنَّ) qara'na (قَرَأْنَ) yaqra'na (يَقْرَأْنَ)
 
Verb=bada'a=to begin root= ب-د-أَ
 
Perfect
 
Imperfect
bada'tu (بَدَأْتُ) abda'u (أَبْدَأُ)
bada'ta (بَدَأْتَ) tabda'u (تَبْدَأُ)
bada'ti (بَدَأْتِ) tabda'iyna (يَبْدَئِينَ)
bada'a (بَدَأَ) yabda'u (يَبْدَأُ)
bada'at (بَدَأَتْ) tabda'u (تَبْدَأُ)
bada'naa (بَدَأْنَا) nabda'u (نَبْدَأُ)
bada'tum (بَدَأْتُمْ) tabdauuna (تَبْدَؤُونَ)
bada'tunna (بَدَأْتُنَّ) tabda'na (تَبْدَأْنَ)
bada'uu (بَدَؤُوا) yabdauuna (يَبْدَؤُونَ)
bada'na (بَدَأْنَ) yabda'na (يَبْدَأْنَ)


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