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Root Verb
قرا
2ara
to read
ق ر ء
Originally a hamzated verb, in Levantine Arabic it conjugates like a defective verb (ending in a vowel), with the past tense taking an 'ee' sound (e.g., 2reet instead of 2ara2t).
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I read"
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.