Until now, we have only studied nouns (Ism). Now, we will learn how Arabic handles actions—verbs (Fi'l). The amazing thing about Arabic is that 99% of verbs are built from a simple 3-letter root code. Let's learn how to spot it!
Think of Arabic verbs like lego blocks. Almost all of them are built from just 3 core letters, usually with 3 'Fathas' (a-a-a). We call this the FA-A-LA (فَعَلَ) pattern.
Let's look at 5 common verbs. Notice how they all perfectly fit the 3-letter, 3-Fatha pattern (a-a-a)!
Arabic makes it very easy to recognize a verb if you know two simple rules about what Verbs Hate.
You can NEVER add the word "The" to an action. It makes no sense!
The double-vowel "Un" sound is *only* for Nouns. Verbs never take it.
Therefore, a pure verb looks like this: