A2

Verb Forms II and III

الأفعال: الثاني والثالث

About this concept

Derived verb forms: Form II (فَعَّلَ) - intensify/causative, Form III (فاعَلَ) - doing to/with someone. Each form has predictable meaning patterns.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A2.

Examples

درس → درَّس (II)to study → to teach
علم → علَّم (II)to know → to teach/inform
كتب → كاتَب (III)to write → to correspond with
سافر (III)to travel (reciprocal of s-f-r)

Prerequisite

Root and Pattern SystemA2

Concepts that build on this

Verb Forms IV and VA2

More A2 concepts

Root and Pattern Systemالجذر والوزنNoun Cases (I'rab)الإعرابBroken Pluralsجمع التكسيرDual NumberالمثنىGenitive Construction (Idafa)الإضافة

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