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The Arabic Imperative (Part 4) Posted by on Nov 30, 2009 in Arabic Language, Grammar

In this post, I explain the imperative (الأمر) of verb forms VII, VIII and X. In these three verb forms, the imperative is expressed by changing the voweling of the verb so that a short i (كسرة) is placed on the letter before last, as follows:

Form VII(انفعل)

اِنْتَظَر (wait)

اِنْشَغَل (keep busy)

أنتَ

اِنْتَظِرْ

اِنْشَغِلْ

أنتِ

اِنْتَظِري

اِنْشَغِلي

أنتما

اِنْتَظِرا

اِنْشَغِلا

أنتم

اِنْتَظِروا

اِنْشَغِلوا

أنتن

اِنْتَظِرنَ

اِنْشَغِلن

Form VIII(افتعل)

اِحْتَرَم (respect)

اِخْتَصَر(cut short)

اِخْتَبَر(test)

أنتَ

اِحْتَرِمْ

اِخْتَصِرْ

اِخْتَبِرْ

أنتِ

اِحْتَرِمي

اِخْتَصِري

اِخْتَبِري

أنتما

اِحْتَرِما

اِخْتَصِرا

اِخْتَبِرا

أنتم

اِحْتَرِموا

اِخْتَصِروا

اِخْتَبِروا

أنتن

اِحْتَرِمنَ

اِخْتَصِرن

اِخْتَبِرن

Form X (استفعل)

اِسْتَعلَم (ask)

اِسْتَخدَم(use)

اِسْتَقبَل(receive)

أنتَ

اِسْتَعلِمْ

اِسْتَخدِمْ

اِسْتَقبِلْ

أنتِ

اِسْتَعلِمي

اِسْتَخدِمي

اِسْتَقبِلي

أنتما

اِسْتَعلِما

اِسْتَخدِما

اِسْتَقبِلا

أنتم

اِسْتَعلِموا

اِسْتَخدِموا

اِسْتَقبِلوا

أنتن

اِسْتَعلِمنَ

اِسْتَخدِمن

اِسْتَقبِلن

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