G: كانَ
The verb يكون ,كانَ. is a Form I hollow verb which conjugates exactly like يَزورُ , زارَ Therefore, the conjugations for this verb for the […]
Part 2 – Chapter 1
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F: لَيْسَ
لَيْسَ is a verb which gives American students fits. I believe the reason for this is that the verb is introduced to students too early […]
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E: Doubled Verbs, Form I: Jussive of Doubled Verbs
Now we come to the last category of Form I verbs. These are verbs whose second and last radical are the same consonant. In such […]
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D: Assimilated Verbs, Form I
This section deals with verbs whose first radical is a waaw. These verbs are often referred to as assimilated verbs because the waaw assimilates to […]
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C: Defective Verbs, Form I: Present Tense and Jussive
American students generally consider defective verbs to be the most difficult verbs in the language to master. Furthermore, although defective Forms II-X are simpler than […]
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B: Hollow Verbs, Form I: Present Tense and Jussive
You have now learned how to deal with Form I verbs in both tenses as well as how to produce the jussive. Up to this […]
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A: Sound Verbs, Form I: The Jussive
You have already learned the past tense for sound, Form I verbs. In this section you will learn the imperfect indicative (present tense) and jussive […]