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he was · imperfect ikoon · pattern class 5 · tap the verb to hear it
Past
| ana | kunt | كنت |
| inta | kunt | كنت |
| inti | kunti | كنتي |
| huwwe | kaan | كان |
| hiyye | kaanat | كانت |
| i7na | kunna | كنا |
| intu | kuntu | كنتو |
| humme | kaanu | كانو |
Present
The everyday b- form.
| ana | bakoon | بكون |
| inta | btkoon | بتكون |
| inti | btkooni | بتكوني |
| huwwe | bikoon | بكون |
| hiyye | btkoon | بتكون |
| i7na | mnkoon | منكون |
| intu | btkoonu | بتكونو |
| humme | bikoonu | بكونو |
Subjunctive
After bidd- (want to), 3ashaan (in order to), lamma (when).
| ana | 'akoon | أكون |
| inta | tkoon | تكون |
| inti | tkooni | تكوني |
| huwwe | ikoon | اكون |
| hiyye | tkoon | تكون |
| i7na | nkoon | نكون |
| intu | tkoonu | تكونو |
| humme | ikoonu | اكونو |
Imperative
| inta | koon | كون |
| inti | kooni | كوني |
| intu | koonu | كونو |
Spoken paradigms, not MSA: these are the forms from the Speaking Arabic verb tables, the way they're said in Palestine. Arabic spellings of conjugated forms are conventional; the dialect has no official orthography. Want any word converted between spellings? Use the transliteration converter.
