Action Verbs - Thinking & Feeling
15 words · ~15 min
Verbs of thought, emotion, and mental states. Many of these verbs belong to Form V or Form X patterns, which often convey reflexive or internal meanings.
Lesson overview
Action Verbs - Thinking & Feeling is a level A1 lesson of 15 words: 15 verbs. Its words come from 14 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Action Verbs - Communication (A1)
- Leads to: Action Verbs - Work & Study (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
فَقَدَ faqada | to lose | verb | ف-ق-د |
فَرِحَ fariḥa | to be happy / to rejoice | verb | ف-ر-ح |
حَزِنَ ḥazina | to be sad / to grieve | verb | ح-ز-ن |
خَافَ khāfa | to fear / to be afraid | verb | خ-و-ف |
ضَحِكَ ḍaḥika | to laugh | verb | ض-ح-ك |
بَكَى bakā | to cry / to weep | verb | ب-ك-ي |
رَأَى raʾā | to see | verb | ر-أ-ي |
نَظَرَ naẓara | to look / to gaze | verb | ن-ظ-ر |
اِنْتَظَرَ intaẓara | to wait / to expect | verb | ن-ظ-ر |
اِسْتَعْمَلَ istaʿmala | to use / to utilize | verb | ع-م-ل |
غَيَّرَ ghayyara | to change / to alter | verb | غ-ي-ر |
حَاوَلَ ḥāwala | to try / to attempt | verb | ح-و-ل |
اِسْتَطَاعَ istaṭāʿa | to be able to / can | verb | ط-و-ع |
لَعِبَ laʿiba | to play | verb | ل-ع-ب |
فَعَلَ faʿala | to do / to make | verb | ف-ع-ل |
Themes these words belong to: Verbs (15), Actions (6), Emotions (5), Advanced Verbs (3), Senses (2), Possession (1), Travel (1), Hobbies (1), Basics (1)
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