A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar!
Functional Arabic Verbs List
Depending on the type of the verb used in a sentence, there are three patterns of Arabic Verbal Sentences.
** 1. Basically, a transitive verb needs an object, and the pattern is:**
(Option. Adv. Ph. 3) +(Op. Adv. 2) +(Op. Adv. Ph. 1) + Object + Subject+ Verb
**طَبَخَت والدتي وَجبَة ً لذيذةٍبسُرعَةٍ (في مَطبَخِها)قَبلَ ساعَةٍ .**
** 1 2 3**
My mother cooked a delicious meal in her kitchen an hour ago.
Optional means that you can have 1, 2 ,3, or NONE of those adverbial phrases. The order depends on what you want to emphasize. The most important comes last.
2. An intransitive verb does not need an object, and the pattern is:
(Op. Adv. Ph. 3) +(Op. Adv. 2)+(Op. Adv. Ph. 1) + Subject+ Verb
**جَلسَتْ اُختي وَحيدَة ً في غُرفتِها طولَ اليَومِ.**
My sister sat by herself in her room all day long.
3. If the intransitive verb takes a preposition the pattern is:
(Op. Adv. Ph. 1) + Object of the Prep. + Preposition + Subject+ Verb
**ذهَبَ أخي إلی المکتـَبَةِ مَنذ ُ ساعَةٍ.**
My brother went to the library since an hour.
Please note the following :
* Indicates a "sick verb" which means that there is a long vowel among the 3 Radical Letters of its root.
** Indicates a double end "Shadda Verb."
Both types behave a little bit different from the regular verbs when they are conjugated to the various subject pronouns.
to travel سافـَر1
to eat أکَـَل2
to meet قابَل3
to write کـَتـَب4
to drink شَرِب5
to ask سأل6
to read. قـَرَأ 7
to work, do عَمُل8
to obtain, get حَصَل علی9
to befriend with صادَق/ تَصادق معَ10
* to buy .إشتری11
* to walk مَشی12
to talk with تَحَدَّثَ / تکـَلـَّم مَعَ13
to talk about عَن تَحَدَّثَ / تکـَلـَّم 14
to hear سَمِع15
to listen to إستـَمَع إلی16
to learn عَلِمَ17
to learn sth. تعلـَّم 18
to play لـَعِب19
to go ذَهَب20
to leave تَرَك21
to run رَكَـَض22
to ride رَکِب23
* to drive, lead قاد24
to cook طـَبَخ25
* to sleep نام26
*to wake up صحا27
**to shower إستحَمَّ28
to welcome, receive someone رَحَّب29
to see, watch شاهَد30
to carry حمَل31
to move, transfer نقل32
to go up صَعد33
to go down نزل34
to rent إستأجر35
to spend صَرَف36
to exchange (currency) صَرَّف37
* to stand up وَقف38
to sit down جَلس39
to dance رَقص40
* to sing غنـَّی41
to help, assist ساعَد42
to begin, start بَدَأ43
to complete, finish أکمَل44
to argue تَناقش 45
to discuss ناقش 46
to look for .بَحَث عن47
* to fly طار48
to book, reserve حَجَز49
to laugh ضَحِك50
* to cry بکی51
** to like, love أحبَّ52
to hate کَرِه53
* to visit زار54
to marry تزوَّج55
to elect إنتخَب56
to become sick مَرِض57
to feel, sense شَعَر58
to swim سَبَح59
to hug, embrace حَضَن60
to kiss قبَّل61
to open فتح62
to close أغلق63
to hit ضَرَب64
to jump قـَفـَز65
to be informed اُخبـِر66
to teach دَرَّس ، عَلـَّم 67
to wear لَبِس68
to take off خَلَع69
to drink شَرِب70
to answer أجاب71
to correspond with تَراسَل72
to be angry with غَضِب مِن/علی73
to compete with تَنافَس74
to take أخَذ75
* to give أعطی76
to author ألـَّف77
to steal سَرَق78
to think فـَکـَّر79
to believe إعتَقَد80
to immigrate هاجَر81
to attack هاجَم82
to live, reside سَکن83
to graduate تخَرَّج84
to advertise, announce أعلن85
to smile إبتَسَم86
to use إستعمُل87
to employ إستَخدَم88
to mention ذَکـَر89
to remember تذَکـَّر90
to assemble, meet إجتَمَع91
*to borrow (not money) إستعار92
to introduce قدَّم93
to imagine تصَوَّر94
to preserve, maintain حافَظ علی95
** to solve حَلَّ96
to escape هَرَب97
** to continue واصَل98
to greet سَلـَّم علی99
* to arrive وصَل100
* to find 101. وَجَد
* to promise 102. وَعَد
* to invite 103. دعا
to recover 104. إسترجَع
* to act cruely, to be harsh قسا105
* to walk مَشی106
* to return عاد 107
*to forget نسي108
to criticize إنتـَقـَد109
to influence, affect أثـَّر110
to exit خَرَج111
to enter دَخَل112
to scream, shout صَرَخ113
to whisper هَمَس114
to cross عَبَر115
to express عَبَّر عَن116
*to say قال117
*to buy إشتری118
*to complain شکا119
*to grow نَما120
to win رَبِح121
to lose خَسِر122
to participate شارَك123
*to fast صام124
*to pray صَلـَی125
*to build بَنی126
to demolish, tear down هَدَم127
to convert to Islam أسلـَم 128
to surrender إستسلـَم 129
**to settle down إستـَقـَرّ130
to be able تـَمَکـَّن131
to please أفرَح132
to make happy أسعَد133
to raise an issue أثار134
*to add أضاف135
to demand طالـَب136
to happen حَدَث137
*to remain, stay بَقي138
to try حاوَل139
*to be کان140
to take place, occur حَدَث141
to exert بَذل142
to apologize إعتذ َر143
*to want تَمنـَّی144
**to respond رَدّ145
to do عَمِل146
to accept قـَبـِل147
to decline, refuse رَفـَض148
to lose فـَقـَد149
to expose کَشـَف150
to push, pay دَفـَع151
to deal with a matter, to eat a meal تـَناوَل152
to discover إکتـَشَف153
*to repeat أعاد154
to supervise راقـَب155
to encourage شَجَّع156
to lie کذب157
to prefer فـَضَّـل158
to trust وَثِق159
**to continue إستمَرّ160
*to accept وافق 161
**to decrease قـَلّ162
*to increase إزداد 163
to appear ظهَر 164
to save أنقـَذ165
to pressure ضَغـَط علی166
*to come جاء 167
to differ إختـَلـَف168
**to doubt شَكّ169
to understand فـَهِم170
to serve [ خَدَم171
*to describe وَصَف172
**to think, believe ظـنّ173
to wait إنتـَظـَر174
to be late تأخَّر175
to surprise فاجأ176
to bother, harrass أزعَج177
to calculate, assume خَمَّن178
*to indicate أشار إلی179
to include شَمِل180
*to manage, direct أدار181
to get closer إقتـَرَب182
to accuse إتـَّهَم183
to exceed تـَجاوز184
to explain شَرَح185
to define حَدَّد186
to achieve, investigate حَقـَّق187
to be exposed إنکشَف188
to expect توَقـَّع189
to carry out, execute نـَفـَّذ190
to wonder, question oneself تَساءَل191
*to stroll, walk around تَمَشـَّی192
to succeed نـَجَح193
to fail فَشِل194
to commit a mistake, crime إرتـَکـَب195
to honor أکرَم196
to renew جَدَّد197
to get angry غَضِب198
to target إستـَهدف199
to be hesitant, to be spread (rumor) تَرَدَّد200
to kill قَتَل201
to wound جَرِح 202
**to get ready إستـَعَدّ203
to allow 204. سَمَح
to take 205. أخـَذ
to eat 206. أکـَل
to come, attend 207. حَضَر
to study 208. دَرَس
to mention 209. ذَکـَر
*to visit 210. زار
to live, reside 211. سَکـَن
to write 212. کـَتـَب
*to live 213. عاش
*to be absent 214. غاب
to spend the night, evening 215. سَهَر
to memorize 216. حَفِظ
to wear 217. لـَبـِس
to play 218. لـَعِب
to smoke 219. دَخـَّن
to change sth. 220. غَـيَّر
to help 221. ساعَد
to travel 222. سافـَر
to be late 223. تـَأخَّر
to be busy 224. إنشَغـَل
to meet, assemble 225. إجتـَمَع
to move to 226. إنتـَقـَل إلی
to rent 227. إستأجَر
to welcome 228. إستـَقبَل
to leave 229. تَرَك
to occupy 230. إحتـَلّ