Here are four verbs you've had in previous lessons, plus two new ones:
Adrus - I study Askun - I live Acmal - I work Aktub - I write Athhab - I go Acrif - I know
Here are the complete conjugations of these verbs in the present tense: When Arabs are speaking to each other, they usually drop the "N" at the end of some of these. But when it is written, the "N" must be included.
Adrus - I study Tadrus - You (m.) study Tadrusii[n] - You (f.) study Tadrus - She studies Yadrus - He studies Nadrus - We study Tadrusuu[n] - You (pl.) study Yadrusuu[n] - They study
Askun - I live Taskun - You (m.) live Taskunii[n] - You (f.) live Taskun - She lives Yaskun - He lives Naskun - We live Taskunuu[n] - You (pl.) live Yaskunuu[n] - They live
Acmal - I work Tacmal - You (m.) work Tacmalii[n] - You (f.) work Tacmal - She works Yacmal - He works Nacmal - We work Tacmaluu[n] - You (pl.) work Yacmaluu[n] - They work
Aktub - I write Taktub - You (m.) write Taktubii[n] - You (f.) write Taktub - She writes Yaktub - He writes Naktub - We write Taktubuu[n] - You (pl.) write Yaktubuu[n] - They write
Athhab - I go Tathhab - You (m.) go Tathhabii[n] - You (f.) go Tathhab - She goes Yathhab - He goes Nathhab - We go Tathhabuu[n] - You (pl.) go Yathhabuu[n] - They go
Acrif - I know Tacrif - You (m.) know Tacrifii[n] - You (f.) know Tacrif - She knows Yacrif - He knows Nacrif - We know Tacrifuu[n] - You (pl.) know Yacrifuu[n] - They know
Example sentences with plural verbs:
Taskunuu fii bayt am shaqqah? (spoken style) Do youse live in a house or an apartment?
Yaskunuun fii bayt. They live in a house.
Yacmaluun fii matcam. They work in a restaurant.
Yadrusuun fi Jaamicat Drexel. They study at Drexel U.
Ilaa ayna tathhabuun? Where are y'all going?
Yaktubuun kitaab. They are writing a book.
Hal tacrifuun ayna taskun cA'isha? (written style) Do you (pl.) know where cA'isha lives?
Yacrifuun al-Arabiyyah jayyidan. They know Arabic well.
Negation: To negate present tense verbs, you just use the word "Laa," which means "No."
Laa nacrif Ahmad. We don't know Ahmad.
Laa yacrifuun al-Arabiyyah jayyidan. They do not know Arabic well.
Laa yaskunuun fii bayt. They do not live in a house.
Laa yacmaluun fii matcam. They do not work in a restaurant.
Laa yadrusuun fi Jaamicat Drexel. They do not study at Drexel U.
Plural pronouns:
Nanu (ina) - we Antum (intu) - you pl. [youse, y'all] Hum (humma) - they
