The imperfective aspect

Arabic verbs in the imperfect aspect describe actions that happen in the present or will happen in the future.

The following table gives you an overview over the verb فَعَلََ (to do) in the imperfective aspect.

Example: the imperfective aspect of the Arabic verb عَلََ (to do)
form	personal pronoun	verb	ending	transliteration	translation
3.p. sg., m.*	هُوَ (huwa)	يَفْعَلُ	ـُ	īaf'alu	he does
3.p. dual, m.	هُمَا (humā)	يَفْعَلاَنﹺ	ـَانﹺ	īaf'alāni	they (m) (both) do
3.p. pl., .	هُمْ (hum)	يَفْعَلُونَ	ـُونَ	īaf'alūna	they (m) do
3.p. sg., f.	هِيَ (hiya)	تَفْعَلُ	ـُ	taf'alu	she does
3.p. dual, f.	هُمَا (humā)	تَفْعَلاَنﹺ	ـَانﹺ	taf'alāni	they (f) (both) do
3.p. pl., f.	هُنَّ (hunna)	يَفْعَلْنَ	ـْنَ	īaf'alna	they (f) do
2.p. sg., m.	أَنْتَ ('anta)	تَفْعَلُ	ـُ	taf'alu	you (m) do
2.p. dual, m.	أَنْتُمَا ('antumā)	تَفْعَلاَنﹺ	ـَانﹺ	taf'alūna	they (m) do
2.p. sg., f.	أَنْتِ ('anti)	تَفْعَلِينَ	ﹺـينَ	taf'alīna	you (f) do
2.p. dual, f.	أَنْتُمَا ('antumā)	تَفْعَلاَنﹺ	ـَانﹺ	taf'alāni	you (f) (both) do
2.p. pl., f.	أَنْتُنَّ ('antunna)	تَفْعَلْنَ	ـْنَ	taf'alna	you (f) do
1.p. sg., m./f.	أَنَا ('anā)	أَفْعَلُ	ـُ	'af'alu	I (m/f) do
1.p. pl., m./f.	نَحْنُ (naḥnu)	نَفْعَلُ	ـُ	naf'alu	we (m/w) do

*Reading assistance:
This shortens the meaning of: third person in singular, masculine form.

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