verbs

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عَمِلَ

ʿamila

to work / to do

A1verbroot: ع-م-ل

عملتُ في شركةٍ كبيرةٍ

ʿamiltu fī sharikatin kabīratin

I worked in a big company

دَرَسَ

darasa

to study

A1verbroot: د-ر-س

درستُ اللغةَ العربيةَ

darastu al-lughata al-ʿarabiyyata

I studied the Arabic language

عَلَّمَ

ʿallama

to teach

A1verbroot: ع-ل-م

علّمني أبي القراءةَ

ʿallamanī abī al-qirāʾata

My father taught me reading

فَتَحَ

fataḥa

to open

A1verbroot: ف-ت-ح

فتحتُ البابَ للضيوفِ

fataḥtu al-bāba liḍ-ḍuyūfi

I opened the door for the guests

أَغْلَقَ

aghlaqa

to close / to shut

A1verbroot: غ-ل-ق

أغلقتُ النافذةَ بسببِ البردِ

aghlaqtu an-nāfidhata bisababi al-bardi

I closed the window because of the cold

بَدَأَ

badaʾa

to begin / to start

A1verbroot: ب-د-أ

بدأَ الدرسُ في التاسعةِ

badaʾa ad-darsu fī at-tāsiʿati

The lesson began at nine

اِنْتَهَى

intahā

to finish / to end

A1verbroot: ن-ه-ي

انتهى الفيلمُ في وقتٍ متأخّرٍ

intahā al-fīlmu fī waqtin mutaʾakhkhirin

The movie ended late

سَاعَدَ

sāʿada

to help / to assist

A1verbroot: س-ع-د

ساعدتُ جاري في حملِ الأمتعةِ

sāʿadtu jārī fī ḥamli al-amtiʾati

I helped my neighbor carry the luggage

أَخَذَ

akhadha

to take

A1verbroot: أ-خ-ذ

أخذتُ الكتابَ من المكتبةِ

akhadhtu al-kitāba min al-maktabati

I took the book from the library

أَعْطَى

aʿṭā

to give

A1verbroot: ع-ط-و

أعطيتُهُ هديةً جميلةً

aʿṭaytuhu hadiyyatan jamīlatan

I gave him a beautiful gift

اِشْتَرَى

ishtarā

to buy / to purchase

A1verbroot: ش-ر-ي

اشتريتُ سيارةً جديدةً

ishtaraytu sayyāratan jadīdatan

I bought a new car

بَاعَ

bāʿa

to sell

A1verbroot: ب-ي-ع

باعَ التاجرُ بضاعتَهُ

bāʿa at-tājiru biḍāʿatahu

The merchant sold his goods