In Arabic, the future is not considered a tense of its own accord, but rather one of the modes of the present. It is formed by placing the word (سوف) before the present verb or by using the prefix (س) before the present forms of the verb.
سوف أدرس اللغة العربية.
“I will study Arabic.”
سنسافر إلى دبي.
“We will travel to Dubai”
The following table gives the appropriate prefixes and suffixes used to mark the future in Arabic.
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Example
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Future prefixes & suffixes
المستقبل
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Pronouns
الضمائر
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سأدرس
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سأـ
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أنا
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1st person sing.
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ستدرس
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ستـ
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أنتَ
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2nd person sing. Masc.
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ستدرسين
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ستـ ين
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أنتِ
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2nd person sing. Fem.
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سيدرس
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سيـ
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هو
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3rdperson sing. Masc.
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ستدرس
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ستـ
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هي
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3rdperson sing. Fem.
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ستدرسان
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ستـ ـان
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أنتما
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2nd person dual.
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سيدرسان
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سيـ ـان
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هما (m)
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3rdperson dual. Masc.
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ستدرسان
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ستـ ـان
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هما (f)
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3rdperson dual. Fem.
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سندرس
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سنـ
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نحن
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1st person pl.
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ستدرسون
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ستـ ـون
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أنتم
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2nd person pl. Masc.
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ستدرسن
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ستـ ـن
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أنتن
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2nd person pl. Fem.
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سيدرسون
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سيـ ـون
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هم
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3rdperson pl. Masc.
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سيدرسن
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سيـ ـن
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هن
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3rdperson pl. Fem.
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The future in negated by the particle (لن) which must be used immediately before the present (subjunctive) form of the verb.
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لن أزورهذا المكان.
“I will not visit this place.”
أبي لن يعمل في الخارج.
“My father will not work abroad.”
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Comments:
usman:
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