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Modern Standard Arabic

Verbs in Modern Standard Arabic

to abandon, desert	taxallā ^[5d] 3an	تَخَلّى عَنْ
to abandon, desert	hajara ^[1s3]	هَجَرَ
to abandon, desert	taraka ^[1s3]	تَرَكَ
to accept	wāfaqa ^[3s]	وافَقَ
to accept	qabila	قَبِلَ
to accompany	rāfaqa ^[3s]	رافَقَ
to adjust	ɖabaʈa ^[1s3]	ضَبَطَ
to adjust	3addala ^[2s]	عَدَّلَ
to admit	i3tarafa ^[8s]	اِعْتَرَفَ
to advise, recommend	naʂaɧa ^[1s1]	نَصَحَ
to advise, recommend	ʔawʂā ^[4d(b)] bi-	أَوْصى بِـ
to affect	ʔaŧŧara ^{[2s^a]}	أَثَّرَ
to allow	samaɧa ^[1s1]	سَمَحَ
to answer, respond, reply	ʔajāba ^[4h	أَجابَ
to answer, respond, reply	]	رَدَّ
to apologize for	i3tađara 3an	اِعْتَذَرَ عَنْ
to appear	ʐahara ^[1s1]	ظَهَرَ
to appreciate	qaddara ^[1s4]	قَدَّرَ
to approve of	wāfaqa ^[3s] 3alā	وافَقَ عَلى
to arrange, organize	rattaba ^[2s]	رَتَّبَ
to arrange, organize	naʐʐama ^[2s]	نَظَّمَ
to ascend, go up	ʂa3ida ^[1s4]	صَعِدَ
to ascend, go up	i3talā ^[8d]	اِعْتَلى
to ask	saʔala ^{[1s1^a]}	سَأَلَ
to attend	ɧaɖara ^[1s3]	حَضَرَ
to be	kāna ^[1h3]	كانَ
to be able to, can	ʔamkanah^u ^[4s]	أَمْكَنَهُ
to be able to, can	qadara ^[1s2] 3alā	قَدَرَ عَلى
to be able to, can	istaʈā3a ^[10h] ʔan	اِسْتَطاعَ أَنْ
to be able to, can	tamakkana ^[5s] min	تَمَكَّنَ مِنْ
Can you swim?	hal yumkinuk^a -ssibāɧa^tu?	هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ السِّباحَةُ؟
I can’t understand a word you’re saying.	lā ʔastaʈī3^u fahm^a kalima^tin mimmā taqūl^u.	لا أَسْتَطيعُ فَهْمَ كَلِمَةٍ مِمّا تَقولُ.
to become, be	ʔaʂbaɧa ^[4s]	أَصْبَحَ
to beg, plead	tawassala ^[5s]	تَوَسَّلَ
to begin, start	badaʔa ^[1s1(b)]	بَدَأَ
to behave	taʂarrafa ^[5s]	تَصَرَّفَ
to bet	rāhana ^[3s]	راهَنَ
to blame __ for	lāma ^[1h3] __ 3alā	لامَ __ عَلى
to blame __ for	ʔalqā ^[4d] bi-llawmⁱ 3alā	أَلْقى بِاللَّوْمِ عَلى
to break	kasara ^[1s2]	كَسَرَ
to bring, get	jalaba ^[1s3]	جَلَبَ
to bring, get	ʔaɧɖara ^[4s]	أَحْضَرَ
to burn	ʔaɧraqa ^[4s]	أَحْرَقَ
to care	ihtamma	اِهْتَمَّ
to care	i3tanā	اِعْتَنى
to care	iktaraŧa	اِكْتَرَثَ
to carry, lift	ɧamala ^[1s2]	حَمَلَ
Did she carry the box to the kitchen?	hal ɧamalatⁱ -ʂʂundūq^a ʔilā -lmaʈbaxⁱ?	هَلْ حَمَلَتِ الصُّنْدوقَ إِلى المَطْبَخِ؟
He lifted the child up.	ɧamala -ʈʈifl^a.	حَمَلَ الطِّفْلَ.
to change	ɣayyara ^[2s]	غَيَّرَ
to change, be changed	taɣayyara ^[5s]	تَغَيَّرَ
to chase, pursue	ʈārada ^[3s]	طارَدَ
to cheat, deceive	ɣašša ^[1g3]	غَشَّ
to cheat, deceive	xada3a ^[1s1]	خَدَعَ
to cheer, encourage	hatafa ^[1s2]	هَتَفَ
to cheer, encourage	šajja3a ^[2s]	شَجَّعَ
to choose	ixtāra ^[8h1]	اِخْتارَ
to climb, ascend	tasallaqa ^[5s]	تَسَلَّقَ
to climb, ascend	ʂa3ida ^[1s4]	صَعِدَ
to close, lock	ʔaɣlaqa ^[4s]	أَغْلَقَ
to close, lock	ʔaqfala ^[4s]	أَقْفَلَ
to come	ʔatā ^{[1d2^a]}	أَتى
to compare	qārana ^[3s]	قارَنَ
to contact	tawāʂala ^[6s] ma3^a	تَواصَلَ مَعَ
to contact	ittaʂala ^[8a1] bi-	اِتَّصَلَ بِـ
to contact	rāsala ^[3s]	راسَلَ
to continue	wāʂala ^[3s]	واصَلَ
to continue	istamarra ^[10g]	اِسْتَمَرَّ
to continue	istakmala ^[10s]	اِسْتَكْمَلَ
to decline	rafaɖa ^[1s2]	رَفَضَ
to decrease, reduce	qallala ^[2s]	قَلَّلَ
to decrease, reduce	naqaʂa ^[1s3]	نَقَصَ
to decrease, reduce	ɧadda ^[1g3] min	حَدَّ مِنْ
to demand	ʈalaba ^[1s3]	طَلَبَ
to deny	ʔankara ^[4s]	أَنْكَرَ
to descend, go down	nazala ^[1s2]	نَزَلَ
to describe	waʂafa ^[1a2]	وَصَفَ
to design	ʂammama ^[2s]	صَمَّمَ
to differ	ixtalafa ^[8s]	اِخْتَلَفَ
to disappear	ixtafā ^[8d1]	اِخْتَفى
to do, make	fa3ala ^[1s1]	فَعَلَ
to do, make	3amila ^[1s4]	عَمِلَ
to drop	ʔasqaʈa ^[4s]	أَسْقَطَ
He dropped his book.	ʔasqaʈ^a kitābah^u.	أَسْقَطَ كِتابَهُ.
to edit, correct	ɧarrara ^[2s]	حَرَّرَ
to edit, correct	3addala ^[2s]	عَدَّلَ
to edit, correct	ʂaɧɧaɧa ^[2s]	صَحَّحَ
to express	3abbara ^[2s] 3an	عَبَّرَ عَنْ
I can’t express myself in Arabic very well.	lā ʔastaʈī3^u -tta3bīra3an nafsī bi-lluɣa^ti -l3arabiyya^ti bi-šaklⁱⁿ jayyidⁱⁿ.	لا أَسْتَطيعُ التَّعْبيرَعَنْ نَفْسي بِاللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ بِشَكْلٍ جَيِّدٍ.
to fall	saqaʈa ^[1s3]	سَقَطَ
to fall	waqa3a ^[1a1]	وَقَعَ
to find	wajada ^[1a2]	وَجَدَ
to finish, come to an end	intahā ^[8d1]	اِنْتَهى
to finish, end, complete, accomplish	ʔanhā ^[4d]	أَنْهى
to finish, end, complete, accomplish	ʔanjaza ^[4d]	أَنْجَزَ
to fix	ʔaʂlaɧa ^[4s]	أَصْلَحَ
to float	ʈafā ^[1d3]	طَفا
The ball is floating on the water.	taʈfū -lkura^tu fawq^a -lmāʔⁱ.	تَطْفو الكُرَةُ فَوْقَ الماءِ.
to get, take, receive, obtain	ʔaxađa ^{[1s3^a]}	أَخَذَ
to get, take, receive, obtain	ɧaʂala 3alā	حَصَلَ عَلى
to get, take, receive, obtain	talaqqā ^[5d]	تَلَقّى
to give	ʔa3ʈā ^[4d]	أَعْطى
to go	đahaba ^[1s1]	ذَهَبَ
to happen	ɧadaŧa ^[2s]	حَدَثَ
to happen	ɧaʂala ^[1s3]	حَصَلَ
to have	malaka ^[1s3]	مَلَكَ
to have	imtalaka ^[8s]	اِمْتَلَكَ
to have	ɧaʐiya ^[1d4] bi-	حَظِيَ بِـ
to help	sā3ada ^[3s]	ساعَدَ
to hit	ɖaraba ^[1s2]	ضَرَبَ
to imagine	taxayyala ^[5s]	تَخَيَّلَ
to intend to	nawā ^[1d2]	نَوى
I intend to succeed at my job.	ʔanwī -nnajāɧ^a fī waʐīfatī.	أَنْوي النَّجاحَ في وَظيفَتي.
to jump	qafaza ^[1s2]	قَفَزَ
to keep, continue (doing)	tāba3a ^[3s]	تابَعَ
to keep, continue (doing)	istamarra ^[10g]	اِسْتَمَرَّ
to leave; quit	taraka ^[1s3]	تَرَكَ
to leave; quit	ɣādara ^[3s]	غادَرَ
to leave; quit	istaqāla ^[10h]	اِسْتَقالَ
to lie	kađaba ^[1s2]	كَذَبَ
to live	^[1h2]	عاشَ
to look	naʐara ^[1s3]	نَظَرَ
to lose	xasira ^[1s4]	خَسِرَ
to mean	qaʂada ^[1s2]	قَصَدَ
to move	taɧarraka ^[5s]	تَحَرَّكَ
He hasn’t moved in ten minutes.	lam yataɧarrak munđ^u 3ašrⁱ daqāʔiq^a.	لَمْ يَتَحَرَّكْ مُنْذُ عَشْرِ دَقائِقَ.
to move (something)	ɧarraka ^[2s]	حَرَّكَ
to move (something)	naqala ^[1s3]	نَقَلَ
I can’t move my leg!	lā ʔastaʈī3^u taɧrīk^a sāqī!	لا أَسْتَطيعُ تَحْريكَ ساقي!
to open	fataɧa ^[1s1]	فَتَحَ
to order, command	ʔamara ^{[1s3^a]}	أَمَرَ
to order, request	ʈalaba ^[1s3]	طَلَبَ
to pass, go past	marra ^[1g3]	مَرَّ
to pass, go past	3abara ^[1s3]	عَبَرَ
to pick up	iltaqaʈa ^[8s]	اِلْتَقَطَ
He picked the book up from the table.	iltaqaʈ^a -lkitāb^a min 3alā -ʈʈāwila^ti.	اِلتَقَطَ الكِتابَ مِنْ عَلى الطّاوِلَةِ.
to prepare	ɧaɖɖara ^[2s]	حَضَّرَ
to prepare	jahhaza ^[2s]	جَهَّزَ
to prohibit	mana3a ^[2s]	مَنَعَ
to prohibit	ɧaʐara ^[1s3]	حَظَرَ
to punish	3āqaba ^[3s]	عاقَبَ
to put, set (down)	waɖa3a ^[1a1]	وَضَعَ
He set down the book on the table.	waɖa3^a -lkitāb^a 3alā -ʈʈāwila^ti.	وَضَعَ الكِتابَ عَلى الطّاوِلَةِ.
to say, tell	qāla ^[1h3]	قالَ
to say, tell	ʔaxbara ^[4s]	أَخْبَرَ
to say, tell	taɧaddaŧa ^[2s]	تَحَدَّثَ
to show	3araɖa ^[1s2]	عَرَضَ
to show	ʔaʐhara ^[4s]	أَظْهَرَ
to show	ista3raɖa ^[8s]	اِسْتَعْرَضَ
to sink	ɣariqa ^[1s4]	غَرِقَ
The Titanic sank over a hundred years ago.	ɣariqat safīna^tu taytānīk munđ^u ʔakŧarⁱ min miʔa^ti 3āmⁱⁿ.	غَرِقَتْ سَفينَةُ تَيْتانيكْ مُنْذُ أَكْثَرِ مِنْ مِئَةِ عامٍ.
to stay	ʐalla ^[1g1]	ظَلَّ
to stay	baqiya ^[1d4]	بَقِيَ
to stay	makaŧa ^[1s3]	مَكَثَ
to succeed	najaɧa ^[1s1]	نَجَحَ
to suggest, propose	iqtaraɧa ^[8s]	اِقْتَرَحَ
to take	ʔaxađa ^{[1s3^a]}	أَخَذَ
to tear	mazzaqa ^[1s2]	مَزَّقَ
to thank	šakara ^[1s3]	شَكَرَ
to tie	rabaʈa ^[1s2]	رَبَطَ
to touch	lamasa ^[1s2]	لَمَسَ
to try, attempt	ɧāwala ^[3s]	حاوَلَ
to try, try out	jarraba ^[2s]	جَرَّبَ
to use	istaxdama	اِسْتَخْدَمَ
to use	ista3mala	اِسْتَعْمَلَ
to wait	intaʐara ^[8s]	اِنْتَظَرَ
to walk, go, leave	ɣādara ^[3s]	غادَرَ
to walk, go, leave	đahaba ^[1s1]	ذَهَبَ
to welcome, greet	raɧɧaba ^[2s]	رَحَّبَ
to welcome, greet	ɧayyā ^[2d]	حَيّا

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