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Root Verb
تفرج ع
tfarraj 3a
to watch
ف ر ج
This is a Form V verb. To take an object (like watching TV or a movie), it is followed by the preposition ع (3a) or على (3ala). Another very common verb for watching a movie/show is حضر (7iDir).
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I watched"
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.