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Root Verb
انبسط
inbasat
to have a good time
ب س ط
This is a Form VII verb meaning 'to be pleased' or 'to have a good time', related to the common adjective mabsut (happy/pleased).
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I had a good time"
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.