Arabic verb conjugation

Present-tense tables for the 16 Arabic verbs you need first, with the meaning of each and a note on what makes it tricky.

• كَتَبَ / يَكْتُبُ to write · A1 · regular
• دَرَسَ / يَدْرُسُ to study · A1 · regular
• ذَهَبَ / يَذْهَبُ to go · A1 · regular
• شَرِبَ / يَشْرَبُ to drink · A1 · regular
• جَلَسَ / يَجْلِسُ to sit (down) · A1 · regular
• فَهِمَ / يَفْهَمُ to understand · A1 · regular
• عَمِلَ / يَعْمَلُ to work · A1 · regular
• سَكَنَ / يَسْكُنُ to live (reside) · A1 · regular
• قَالَ / يَقُولُ to say · A1 · weak root
• نَامَ / يَنَامُ to sleep · A1 · weak root
• مَشَى / يَمْشِي to walk · A2 · weak root
• وَصَلَ / يَصِلُ to arrive · A2 · weak root
• سَافَرَ / يُسَافِرُ to travel · A2 · regular
• دَرَّسَ / يُدَرِّسُ to teach · B1 · regular
• تَعَلَّمَ / يَتَعَلَّمُ to learn · B1 · regular
• اِسْتَخْدَمَ / يَسْتَخْدِمُ to use · B1 · regular

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