5 Things you Need to Know About the Arabic Past Tense Conjugation

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1. There are no prefixes in the past conjugation.

2. The past tense of any verb (in the third person singular masculine) is what represents the verb in Arabic, equivalent to the infinitive. Arabic does not have a separate infinitive form.

3. Suffixes are added to the above-mentioned base verb with other pronouns than “he”.

4. In the past conjugation of “they” (masculine plural), there is a silent final “alif”. It is silent but must be written.

5. The second person dual conjugation is the same for masculine and feminine while the third person masculine dual conjugation differs from the third person feminine dual conjugation.

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Conjugation with “we” ends in long “aa”

Conjugation with “they, fem.” ends in short “a”

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