The present “الفِعْل المُضَارِع“ conjugation involves adding both prefixes and suffixes to the “base” form of the verb.
To eat in present tense
- أَنَا آكُلُ
- I eat
- نَحْنُ نَأْكُلُ
- We eat
- هُوَ يَأْكُلُ
- He eats
- هِيَ تَأْكُلُ
- She eats
- هُمَا يَأْكُلانِ
- They both “male” eat
- هُمَا تَأْكُلانِ
- They both “female” eat
- هُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ
- They “male” eat
- هُنَّ يَأْكُلْنَ
- They “female” eat
- أَنْتَ تَأْكُلُ
- You “male” eat
- أَنْتِ تَأْكُلِينَ
- You “female” eat
- أَنْتُمَا تَأْكُلانِ
- You both “male” eat
- أَنْتُمَا تَأْكُلانِ
- You both “female” eat
- أَنْتُمْ تَأْكُلُونَ
- You all “male” eat
- أَنْتُنْ تَأْكُلْنَ
- You all “female” eat
For example:
Examples in present tense
- أَنَا أكُلُ الكَعْكَ
- I eat cake
- نَحْنُ نَأْكُلُ اللَّحْمَ
- We eat meat
- هُوَ يَأْكُلُ الدَّجَاجَ
- He eats chicken
- هِيَ تَأْكُلُ المَانْجُو
- She eats mango
- أَنْتَ تَأْكُلُ الفَاكِهَةَ
- You "male" eat fruits
- أَنْتِ تَأْكُلِينَ الحَلْوَى
- You "female" eat sweets
