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Root Verb

قدر

gidar

to be able to

ق د ر

The letter ق (qaf) is pronounced as 'g' in Gulf Arabic. The past tense often takes an 'i' vowel in the first syllable (gidar), and the present tense takes an 'a' vowel on the middle root letter (yigdar).

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Past Affirmative

أنا

I — "I could"

"to be able to" in the other dialects