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Arabic present tense - fi'l mudhaari'

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The chart above shows the usual pattern of words used in the present tense of the Arabic language. Present tense works quite the same way as the past tense. When we use present tense in English, the verb will usually come with a pronoun. For example, ‘ he sleeps’, ‘ she helps’, ‘ they come’ etc…But in Arabic, the pronoun will be hidden in the verb. The words in grey show the hidden pronoun. (inside doer) So for example if you say يَكْتُبُ , that by itself would mean ‘he writes’. If you say يَنْصُرُ that would mean ‘he helps’. It depends on the pattern of the word. Hence it is helpful to memorize this chart and be familiar with the pattern. So that when you see for instance a word like نَكْتُبُ you would be able to recognize that the hidden pronoun is نَحْنُ and translate it as ‘we write.’ Moreover, if you are familiar with the pattern of this chart, you will be able to recite the pattern for any word given. For example if I say يَنْصُرُ you would be able to recite an