Action Verbs - Movement & Travel
15 words · ~15 min
Arabic verbs are based on a root system, typically three consonants. The past tense 'he did' form is the base form listed in dictionaries. Present tense is formed by adding prefixes: 'ya-' (he), 'ta-' (she/you), 'a-' (I), 'na-' (we).
Lesson overview
Action Verbs - Movement & Travel is a level A1 lesson of 15 words: 15 verbs. Its words come from 15 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Essential Verbs (A1)
- Leads to: Action Verbs - Daily Activities (A1)
- Previous lesson: Family & Relationships - Final Words (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
كَانَ kāna | to be / was | verb | ك-و-ن |
ذَهَبَ dhahaba | to go | verb | ذ-ه-ب |
جَاءَ jāʾa | to come | verb | ج-ي-أ |
مَشَى mashā | to walk | verb | م-ش-ي |
رَكِبَ rakiba | to ride / to board | verb | ر-ك-ب |
سَافَرَ sāfara | to travel | verb | س-ف-ر |
خَرَجَ kharaja | to go out / to exit | verb | خ-ر-ج |
دَخَلَ dakhala | to enter | verb | د-خ-ل |
وَصَلَ waṣala | to arrive / to reach | verb | و-ص-ل |
رَجَعَ rajaʿa | to return / to go back | verb | ر-ج-ع |
تَكَلَّمَ takallama | to speak / to talk | verb | ك-ل-م |
قَالَ qāla | to say / to tell | verb | ق-و-ل |
سَأَلَ saʾala | to ask | verb | س-أ-ل |
أَجَابَ ajāba | to answer / to reply | verb | ج-و-ب |
كَتَبَ kataba | to write | verb | ك-ت-ب |
Themes these words belong to: Verbs (15), Motion (9), Communication (5), Travel (3), Quranic (2), Basics (1)
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