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Root Verb
حتاج
7taj
to need
ح و ج
This is a Form VIII hollow verb. Notice how it takes an 'i' before consonant suffixes in the past tense (e.g., 7tajit) and retains the long 'a' in the present tense.
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I needed"
How these tenses work
The present tense
Person prefixes, plus the dialect's marker for "now" or "usually".
The past tense
One stem, eight endings.
The future
One small prefix or word in front of the present.
Saying "not"
Negating verbs, nouns and adjectives.
Roots and verb forms (Form I–X)
How three root letters and a pattern make a verb.
Verb classes: sound, hollow, defective, doubled
Why some verbs change shape when they conjugate.