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Root Verb
دور على
dawwar 3ala
to look for
د و ر
This is a Form II verb that requires the preposition على (3ala) to mean 'to look for'. Although the root is hollow, Form II verbs behave as sound verbs.
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I looked for"
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.