The rules for conjugation are based on the letter structure of the verb.
"C" represents any consonant and "E" and "A" represent the vowels.
NOTE: Certain letters are transliterated into two letters in English, but are actually only one letter in Arabic - sh, th, kh, gh. For these letters, count them as a single letter when choosing which rule to follow.
- Verbs with CCeC Examples: shreb = to drink, rbeh = to earn
- Verbs with CaC Examples: sam = to fast or shaf = to see
- Verbs that end in A Examples: kra = to rent, nsa = to forget
- Verbs that end in the two of the same letter Examples: sedd = to close 7all = to open
- Verbs that end in eC or aC (but not CCeC) Examples: 3aqeb = to punish qezzeb = to prune
1) shreb = to drink
shreb = he drank
sherbet = she drank (it becomes CeCC and you add -et)
sherbu= they drank
shrebt = I drank
shrebti = you drank (one person)
shrebtiw = you drank (plural)
shrebna = we drank
2) shaf = to see
shaf = he saw
shafet = she saw
shafu = they saw
sheft = I saw (the A becomes E)
shefti = you saw (sg.)
sheftiw = you saw (pl)
shefna = we saw
3) shra = to buy
shra = he bought
shrat = she bought
shraw = they bought
shrit = I bought (the A becomes I)
shriti = you bought (sg)
shritiw = you bought (pl)
shrina = we bought
4) sedd = to close
sedd = he closed
seddet = she closed
seddu = they closed
seddit = I closed
sedditi = you closed (sg)
sedditiw = you closed (pl)
seddina = we closed
5) qezzeb = to prune
qezzeb = he pruned
qezzbet = she pruned (that second E is removed)
qezzbtu = they pruned
qezzebt = I pruned
qezzebti = you pruned (sg.)
qezzebtiw = you pruned (pl)
qezzebna = we pruned
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