The present tense describes an action taking place at a time in the present or the future. The present tense الْمُضارِعُ is constructed by adding both of prefix and a suffix to the present stem. The present stem differs from the past stem.
Past stem ّّذَهَب Present stem ذْهَب
Arabic |
suffix |
(stem) |
prefix |
English |
أَذْهَبُ |
ُ+ |
(stem) |
+أ |
I go |
تَذْهَبُ |
ُ+ |
+تَ |
You go (masculine singular) |
|
تَذْهَبينَ |
ينَ+ |
(stem) |
+تِ |
You go (feminine singular) |
يَذْهَبُ |
ُ+ |
+يَ |
He goes |
|
تَذْهَبُ |
ُ+ |
(stem) |
+تَ |
She goes |
نَذْهَبُ |
ُ+ |
(stem) |
+نَ |
We go |
تَذْهَبونَ |
ونَ+ |
(stem) |
+تَ |
You go (masculine plural) |
تَذْهَبْنَ |
نَ+ |
(stem) |
+تَ |
You go (feminine plural) |
تَذْهَبانِ |
انِ+ |
(stem) |
+تَ |
You go (masculine/feminine dual) |
يَذْهَبونِ |
ونَ+ |
(stem) |
+يَ |
They go (masculine plural) |
يَذْهَبْنَ |
نَ+ |
(stem) |
+يَ |
They go (feminine plural) |
يَذْهَبانِ |
انِ+ |
(stem) |
+يَ |
They go (masculine dual) |
تَذْهَبانِ |
انِ+ |
(stem) |
+تَ |
They go (feminine dual) |
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