Vocabulary: Past tense and negation (Lesson 13)
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| اَلْفِعْلُ الْمَاضِي | al-fiʿlu al-māḍī | past tense (verb) | Grammar |
| ذَهَبَ | dhahaba | he went | Verb |
| ذَهَبْتُ | dhahabtu | I went | Conjugation |
| ذَهَبْتَ | dhahabta | you (m.) went | Conjugation |
| ذَهَبَتْ | dhahabat | she went | Conjugation |
| ذَهَبْنَا | dhahabnā | we went | Conjugation |
| ذَهَبُوا | dhahabū | they (m.) went | Conjugation |
| كَتَبَ | kataba | he wrote | Verb |
| قَرَأَ | qaraʾa | he read | Verb |
| خَرَجَ | kharaja | he went out | Verb |
| دَرَسَ | darasa | he studied | Verb |
| مَا | mā | not (negation of past) | Particle |
| أَمْسِ | amsi | yesterday | Time |
| إِلَى | ilā | to | Particle |
Past tense: base verb (ذَهَبَ) + suffix for person. Negation: مَا + past verb (مَا ذَهَبَ = he did not go).