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The 10 Arabic Verb Forms

Interactive chart of Forms I–X with patterns, meanings & derived nouns

اسم المفعول
Passive Participle
اسم الفاعل
Active Participle
المصدر
Masdar
الأمر
Command
المضارع
Present
الماضي
Past
Meaning
Form
مَفْعُولفَاعِلاُفْعُلْ / اِفْعَلْ / اِفْعِلْيَفْعَلُفَعَلَ
Base Meaning
I
مُفَعَّلمُفَعِّلتَفْعِيل / تَفْعِلَةفَعِّلْيُفَعِّلُفَعَّلَ
Causation / Intensification of #1
II
مُفَاعَلمُفَاعِلمُفَاعَلَة / فِعَالفَاعِلْيُفَاعِلُفَاعَلَ
Sharing (Transitive) / Same meaning
III
مُفْعَلمُفْعِلإِفْعَالأَفْعِلْيُفْعِلُأَفْعَلَ
Causation / Entering a place
IV
مُتَفَعَّلمُتَفَعِّلتَفَعُّلتَفَعَّلْيَتَفَعَّلُتَفَعَّلَ
Result of #2 / Exertion
V
مُتَفَاعَلمُتَفَاعِلتَفَاعُلتَفَاعَلْيَتَفَاعَلُتَفَاعَلَ
Sharing (Intransitive) / Pretending / Gradual
VI
مُنْفَعَلمُنْفَعِلاِنْفِعَالاِنْفَعِلْيَنْفَعِلُاِنْفَعَلَ
Passive of #1
VII
مُفْتَعَلمُفْتَعِلاِفْتِعَالاِفْتَعِلْيَفْتَعِلُاِفْتَعَلَ
Reflexive / Sharing (Intransitive)
VIII
—مُفْعَلّاِفْعِلَال—يَفْعَلُّاِفْعَلَّ
Colors and Defects
IX
مُسْتَفْعَلمُسْتَفْعِلاِسْتِفْعَالاِسْتَفْعِلْيَسْتَفْعِلُاِسْتَفْعَلَ
To seek / resemble / believe
X

Notes

  • •Forms 2-10: Add مُ to past tense هو for اسم الفاعل.
  • •Form 1 command: last root letter vowel varies (may be weak).
  • •Form 9 has no command form and no passive participle.