Arabic Verb Conjugator
Free Arabic verb conjugator with all forms. Conjugate verbs in past, present & future tenses. Includes comprehensive guide for regular & irregular verbs.
Form I (Basic Form)
The simplest pattern is Form I, which directly uses the three root letters. For example, with the root ك-ت-ب (k-t-b) related to writing:
- Past tense (كَتَبَ): kataba (he wrote)
- Present tense (يَكْتُبُ): yaktubu (he writes)
- Imperative (اُكْتُبْ): uktub (write!)
Past Tense Conjugation
Using كَتَبَ (kataba) as an example:
Singular:
- He wrote: كَتَبَ (kataba)
- She wrote: كَتَبَتْ (katabat)
- You (m) wrote: كَتَبْتَ (katabta)
- You (f) wrote: كَتَبْتِ (katabti)
- I wrote: كَتَبْتُ (katabtu)
Plural:
- They (m) wrote: كَتَبُوا (katabū)
- They (f) wrote: كَتَبْنَ (katabna)
- You (m.pl) wrote: كَتَبْتُمْ (katabtum)
- You (f.pl) wrote: كَتَبْتُنَّ (katabtunna)
- We wrote: كَتَبْنَا (katabnā)
Present Tense Conjugation
Using يَكْتُبُ (yaktubu) as an example:
Singular:
- He writes: يَكْتُبُ (yaktubu)
- She writes: تَكْتُبُ (taktubu)
- You (m) write: تَكْتُبُ (taktubu)
- You (f) write: تَكْتُبِينَ (taktubīna)
- I write: أَكْتُبُ (aktubu)
Plural:
- They (m) write: يَكْتُبُونَ (yaktubūna)
- They (f) write: يَكْتُبْنَ (yaktubna)
- You (m.pl) write: تَكْتُبُونَ (taktubūna)
- You (f.pl) write: تَكْتُبْنَ (taktubna)
- We write: نَكْتُبُ (naktubu)
Verb Forms (الأوزان)
Arabic has ten common verb forms, each adding specific meanings to the root:
Form I: فَعَلَ (Basic meaning)
Example: كَتَبَ (kataba) – to write
Form II: فَعَّلَ (Intensive/causative)
Example: عَلَّمَ (ʿallama) – to teach
Form III: فَاعَلَ (Reciprocal action)
Example: كَاتَبَ (kātaba) – to correspond
Form IV: أَفْعَلَ (Causative)
Example: أَرْسَلَ (arsala) – to send
Form V: تَفَعَّلَ (Reflexive of Form II)
Example: تَعَلَّمَ (taʿallama) – to learn
Common Weak Verb Patterns
Hollow Verbs
Verbs with و or ي as the middle root letter:
- قَالَ (qāla) – to say
- Present: يَقُولُ (yaqūlu)
- Past: قُلْتُ (qultu) – I said
Defective Verbs
Verbs ending in و or ي:
- مَشَى (mashā) – to walk
- Present: يَمْشِي (yamshī)
- Past: مَشَيْتُ (mashaytu) – I walked
Hamzated Verbs
Verbs containing ء:
- أَكَلَ (akala) – to eat
- Present: يَأْكُلُ (ya’kulu)
- Past: أَكَلْتُ (akaltu) – I ate
Verb Moods
Indicative Mood
- Used for stating facts
- Example: يَكْتُبُ (yaktubu) – he writes
Subjunctive Mood
- Used after certain particles like أَنْ (an)
- Example: أَنْ يَكْتُبَ (an yaktuba) – that he write
Jussive Mood
- Used after negation with لَمْ (lam)
- Example: لَمْ يَكْتُبْ (lam yaktub) – he did not write
Additional Notes
Negation
- Past tense: ما كَتَبَ (mā kataba) – he did not write
- Present tense: لا يَكْتُبُ (lā yaktubu) – he does not write
- Future tense: لَنْ يَكْتُبَ (lan yaktuba) – he will not write
Future Tense
Created by adding سَـ or سَوْفَ before the present tense:
- سَيَكْتُبُ (sayaktubu) – he will write
- سَوْفَ يَكْتُبُ (sawfa yaktubu) – he will write
Common Patterns for Meaning
- Action → result: كَسَرَ (kasara) – to break
- Movement: ذَهَبَ (dhahaba) – to go
- Giving: أَعْطَى (aʿṭā) – to give
- Speaking: قَالَ (qāla) – to say
- Mental activity: فَكَّرَ (fakkara) – to think
