{"id":33,"date":"2009-03-23T07:01:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T11:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=31"},"modified":"2014-06-13T20:05:01","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T20:05:01","slug":"the-past-perfect-tense-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-past-perfect-tense-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Past (Perfect) Tense in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Arabic, the past time frame is used to mark actions that are complete at the time of speaking or writing. It is mainly marked by suffixes at the end of verbs that depend on the person or pronoun used. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples of the past (perfect) tense:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u062f\u0631\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe studied Arabic.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0633\u0643\u0646\u062a\u064e \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629<\/span>\u0628\u063a\u062f\u0627\u062f<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou lived in Baghdad\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0644\u064a\u0641\u0632\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0621<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe watched television in the evening.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The following table gives the appropriate suffixes used to mark the past (perfect) timeframe in Arabic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Example<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Past tense<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

suffixes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0636\u064a<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Pronouns<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0645\u0627\u0626\u0631 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u064f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u062a\u064f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0646\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1st person sing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u062a\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0646\u062a\u064e<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2nd person sing. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u062a\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2nd person sing. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

_<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0647\u0648<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3rd person sing. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u062a\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0647\u064a<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3rd person sing. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u062a\u0645\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0645\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2nd person dual. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0647\u0645\u0627 <\/span>(m)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3rd person dual. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u062a\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0647\u0645\u0627<\/span>(f) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3rd person dual. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0646\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u0646\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0646\u062d\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1st person pl.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u062a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2nd person pl. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u062a\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u062a\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0623\u0646\u062a\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2nd person pl. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0648\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u0648\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0647\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3rd person pl. Masc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0640\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u0647\u0646<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3rd person pl. Fem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The past tense in negated by the particle (<\/span>\u0645\u0627<\/span>) which must be used immediately before the verb.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n

\u0645\u0627 \u0633\u0627\u0641\u0631\u062a\u064f<\/span>\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0637\u0644\u0629<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI did not travel in the holiday.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0627 \u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have not met them before.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Arabic, the past time frame is used to mark actions that are complete at the time of speaking or writing. It is mainly marked by suffixes at the end of verbs that depend on the person or pronoun used. \u00a0 Examples of the past (perfect) tense: \u00a0\u062f\u0631\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629. \u201cHe studied Arabic.\u201d \u00a0 \u0633\u0643\u0646\u062a\u064e…<\/p>\n

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