Basic Arabic verb conjugation chart

Basic Arabic verb conjugation chart

Arabic Verb Conjugation Chart

This Arabic verb conjugation chart is a concise, two-page reference summarising the basic patterns of Arabic verb conjugation, intended as a quick companion for students working through the Madeenah Lessons in Arabic Language course.

Arabic verbs change form according to tense (past, present, and imperative), person (first, second, and third), gender (masculine and feminine), and number (singular, dual, and plural). Mastering these patterns is one of the more demanding aspects of learning Arabic for beginners, since a single root can take on many different forms depending on who is performing the action and when. A chart of this kind lays these patterns out side by side in a single, easy-to-scan reference, making it useful for quick revision once the underlying grammar rules have already been taught in full elsewhere.

Having a compact reference like this to hand can save a great deal of time during revision, removing the need to re-derive a conjugation pattern from memory or flick back through an entire course book to check a single verb form.

This basic chart is best used alongside a fuller course book, such as Book 2 or Book 3 of the Madeenah series, where verb conjugation is introduced and explained in full. Students looking for a more comprehensive set of charts covering additional verb forms may also find the set of 9 important Arabic verb charts useful.

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Originally published on 26 May, 1998.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.

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