Forms of the Verb (past tense) and Meanings

Question 1

اِستَفْعَلَ

Answer 1

Past tense Verb type X

Question 2

فَعَلَ

Answer 2

Past tense Verb type I

Question 3

فَعَّلَ

Answer 3

Past tense Verb type II

Question 4

اِفْتَعَلَ

Answer 4

Past tense Verb type VIII

Question 5

تَفَعَّلَ

Answer 5

Past tense Verb type V

Question 6

أَفْعَلَ

Answer 6

Past tense Verb type IV

Question 7

اِفْعَلَّ

Answer 7

Past tense Verb type IX

Question 8

اِنْفَعَلَ

Answer 8

Past tense Verb type VII

Question 9

تَفاعَلَ

Answer 9

Past tense Verb type VI

Question 10

فاعَلَ

Answer 10

Past tense Verb type III

Question 11

This form conveys the standard or basic meaning of the root verb. It is roughly similar to the English infinitive.

Answer 11

Type I فَعَلَ

Question 12

• transitive of type I verb
  (e. g. to draw near قَرُبَ, becomes to draw something near قَرَّبَ )
• causative of type I verb
  (e. g to know علم in form 1 becomes to teach علّم in this form.
• intensive (makes stronger or more intense) of type I
  (e. g to smash كسّر is the more intense version of the root verb to break كسر.

Answer 12

Type II فَعَّلَ

Question 13

• attempting to do
  (e. g to precede سَبَقَ, becomes to try to precede/race against سابَقَ)
• doing an action with someone else
  (e. g to write كَتَبَ, becomes to correspond with s/o كاتَبَ)

For example the root verb to be safe سلم in this form becomes to make peace with someone سالم. To become known علن in form 1 becomes to disclose something to someone عالن.

Answer 13

Type III فاعَلَ

Question 14

• causative and transitive (needs an object) of type 1
  (e. g to wear لَبِسَ becomes to dress s/o أَلْبَسَ)

To dictate أكتب instead of just to write كتب in form 1. To be good صلح in form 1 versus to put in the order أصلح . This form can also be related to different parts of the day.

Answer 14

Type IV أفْعَلَ

Question 15

• reflexive or passive of type II or II
  (e. g to train s/o دَرَّبَ becomes to train oneself تَدَرَّب)
  (e. g to mention sthg ذَكَرَ in type I, to remind s/o or sthg ذَكَّرَ in type II, to remember sthg تَذَكَّرَ in type V)

To observe رقب in form 1 becomes to anticipate ترقب . To be destroyed تنقض versus to destroy نقض in Form 1.

Answer 15

Type V تَفَعَّلَ

Question 16

• reflexive or passive of type III
  (e.g to race s/o سابَقَ , becomes to race each other تَسابَقَ
  to meet s/o قابَلَ becomes to meet each other تَقَابَلَ )

The verb to be fast سرع in form 1 becomes to rush or to hurry تسارع in this form. To work عمل in form 1 becomes to do business with تعامل .

Answer 16

Type VI تَفاعَلَ

Question 17

• passive of type I
  (e.g to kill قَتَلَ becomes to be killed اِنْقَتَل
  to break كَسَرَ becomes to be broken اِنْكَسَرَ )

To tie عقد in form 1 becomes to be knit together اعقد in this form. To break فجر becomes to explode or detonate انفجر .

Answer 17

Type VII اِنْفَعَلَ

Question 18

• reflexive for nuances and can convey doing something with detail or intentionally
  (e.g to hear سمع in type I becomes to listen استمع
  to know عرف in type I becomes to acknowledge اعترف )

Answer 18

Type VIII اِفْتَعَلَ

Question 19

• acquiring a color or a defect (as in the case of physical defects). (e.g to turn red احمر
  to be twisted اعوج )

Answer 19

Type IX اِفْعَلَّ

Question 20

• seeking an action or quality of type I
  (e. g to be safe سلم in form 1 becomes to surrender استسلم )
• to consider something to be such
  (e. g to be far away بَعَدَ in type I becomes to consider s/o or sthg far away اِسْتَبْعَدَ)

Answer 20

Type X اِسْتَفْعَلَ

Question 21

Verb type X

Answer 21

اِستَفْعَلَ

Question 22

Verb type I

Answer 22

فَعَلَ

Question 23

Verb type VIII

Answer 23

اِفْتَعَلَ

Question 24

Verb type VI

Answer 24

تَفاعَلَ

Question 25

Verb type VII

Answer 25

اِنْفَعَلَ

Question 26

Verb type IX

Answer 26

اِفْعَلَّ

Question 27

Verb type V

Answer 27

تَفَعَّلَ

Question 28

Verb type III

Answer 28

فاعَلَ

Question 29

Verb type IV

Answer 29

أَفْعَلَ

Question 30

Verb type II

Answer 30

فَعَّلَ