Levantine Arabic Verb Conjugations

• The notes cover verb conjugations for "voir" (to see), "aller" (to go), and "manger" (to eat) in the present tense.

Verb Conjugations

• Voir (to see):

  • ana Bchouf (I see)
  • enta BTchouf (You see - masculine)
  • ente BTchoufE (You see - feminine)
  • ento BTchoufo (You see - plural)
  • houwe BYchouf (He sees)
  • hiyye BTchouf (She sees)
  • ne7na MNchouf (We see)
  • henne BYchoufo (They see)

• Aller (to go):

  • ana Brou7 (I go)
  • enta BTrou7 (You go - masculine)
  • ente BTrou7e (You go - feminine)
  • ento BTrou70 (You go - plural)
  • houwe BYrou7 (He goes)
  • hiyye BTrou7 (She goes)
  • ne7na MNrou7 (We go)
  • henne BYrou70 (They go)

• Manger (to eat):

  • ana Bekol (I eat)
  • enta BTekol (You eat - masculine)
  • ente BTekle (You eat - feminine)
  • ento BTekIO (You eat - plural)
  • houwe BYekol (He eats)
  • hiyye BTekol (She eats)
  • ne7na MNekol (We eat)
  • henne BYekIO (They eat)

Verb Rules and Negation

• When two verbs follow each other, remove one letter from the second verb

  • Example: bedde ekol (I want to eat) from "bedde" and "ekol"

• Examples of combined verbs:

  • chou beddak tekol (what do you want to eat - masculine)
  • chou beddik tekle (what do you want to eat - feminine)

• With "ente", "ento" and "henne", remove the second to last letter if it is 'o' or 'i'.

• "la7" (negation): can be "ma" or "mesh"

• "ra7"

• "7a"

• "la7 rou7" means "I will go" (future tense)

• "ma la7 rou7 3al" means to school

• "3ind" means "at the house of"

• "lyom ma la7 rou7 3ind as7abe la2eno ma ele jlede" means "Today I'm not going to my friends' house because I'm lazy."

• "en train de (ing)" (negation: ma ou mesh)

• "ana 3am bekol" means "I am eating" (keep the B from "bekol" because the second letter is a vowel like ana)

• "enta 3am tekol" means "You (masculine) are eating."

• "ana 3am bet3allam" (apprendre) arabe i.e "I am learning Arabic"