Action Verbs - Work & Study
14 words · ~15 min
Verbs related to professional and academic life. Notice how Arabic verb forms (I-X) can change the meaning of a root: 'darasa' (he studied), 'darrasa' (he taught), 'tadarrasa' (he learned gradually).
Lesson overview
Action Verbs - Work & Study is a level A1 lesson of 14 words: 14 verbs. Its words come from 13 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Action Verbs - Thinking & Feeling (A1)
- Leads to: Action Verbs - Making & Creating (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
عَادَ ʿāda | to return / to come back | verb | ع-و-د |
غَسَلَ ghasala | to wash | verb | غ-س-ل |
لَبِسَ labisa | to wear / to put on | verb | ل-ب-س |
دَفَعَ dafaʿa | to pay / to push | verb | د-ف-ع |
حَمَلَ ḥamala | to carry / to bear | verb | ح-م-ل |
وَضَعَ waḍaʿa | to put / to place | verb | و-ض-ع |
جَرَى jarā | to run | verb | ج-ر-ي |
سَكَنَ sakana | to live / to reside | verb | س-ك-ن |
زَارَ zāra | to visit | verb | ز-و-ر |
تَعَلَّمَ taʿallama | to learn | verb | ع-ل-م |
عَلِمَ ʿalima | to know (a fact) | verb | ع-ل-م |
فَكَّرَ fakkara | to think / to reflect | verb | ف-ك-ر |
صَنَعَ ṣanaʿa | to make / to manufacture | verb | ص-ن-ع |
اِتَّصَلَ ittaṣala | to call (phone) / to contact | verb | و-ص-ل |
Themes these words belong to: Verbs (14), Actions (4), Daily (3), Motion (2), Shopping (2), Cognition (2), Payment (1), Travel (1), Education (1), Hobbies (1), Advanced Verbs (1), Quranic (1), Communication (1), Work (1)
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