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Root Verb
تعب
ti3ib
to get tired
ت ع ب
This is a Form I verb of the fihim/byifham pattern, where the past tense has an 'i' vowel that drops in some conjugations, and the present tense has an 'a' vowel.
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I got tired"
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.