Optional grammar reference

When verb stems change

Recognise common weak-root verbs.

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How it works

Weak-root verbs contain و or ي as a root letter and can change stem vowels or spelling.

Learn past, present and a suffixed form together instead of assuming the regular كتب pattern.

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قَالَ

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Give he said, I said and he says. Then identify the long vowel in each.

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قَالَ: aa. قُلْتُ: no long vowel. يَقُولُ: uu.

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Sources & learning notes

Lesson explanations and exercises are written for knowmyquran. Recorded examples are adapted from the linked open Arabic textbooks. The course teaches Modern Standard Arabic; the stages describe content, rather than a proficiency certificate.

Grammar reference: Madinah Arabic grammar course. Additional written examples are site-authored.