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Root Verb
زعل
zi3il
to get upset
ز ع ل
This is a Form I verb of the fi3il-yif3al pattern, which is typical for verbs denoting states, conditions, or emotions.
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Past Affirmative
أنا
I — "I got upset"
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.