Root Verb
تزوج
tzewwej
to get married
ز و ج
Although the root is hollow (z-w-j), in Form V the middle consonant 'w' is doubled and acts as a strong consonant, so it conjugates entirely like a regular sound verb. The 't' prefix of the present/future tense merges with the 't' of the Form V pattern (e.g., 'katzewwej' instead of 'katttzewwej').
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أنا
I — "I got married"
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.