Imperfect verb forms Flashcards
general identifiers
4 letters indicate the verb in the imperfect tense: ta ya nun alif with ayn (perfect has no change of prefix)
pronouns in the imperfect
are compound
adjusted with the prefix and suffix
2nd
doubling the middle radical
3rd
adding an alif between the first and second radicals
4th
sukuun over the first radical
5th
by adding the prefix تـ
in addition to the imperfect prefix identifier already present
6th
form 3 by adding the prefix تـ
3rd=adding an alif between the first and second radicals
7th
adding the prefix ن
on top of imperfect identifier prefix
8th
imperfect prefix
sukun on first root letter
ta after first root letter
9th
placing a sukuun over its first radical, and adding a shadda (w) to the last radical
very rare form
10th
imperfect prefix
add the prefix ستـ (sin w/ sukun)
a sukuun must be placed over the first radical