Stand and walk: changing the edges

Stand: initial weak

Learn وَقَفَ he stood; يَقِفُ he stands; أَقِفُ I stand; نَقِفُ we stand; قِفْ stand! (one male). In these present and command forms the root's initial و is absent. This behavior is not a rule for every verb starting with و.

وَقَفَ / يَقِفُ / قِفْ

waqafa / yaqifu / qif

Walk: final weak

Learn مَشَى he walked; يَمْشِي he walks; أَمْشِي I walk; نَمْشِي we walk. In the past spelling ى is alif maqsura, while present ي is yā. Command to one male: اِمْشِ; after لم: لَمْ يَمْشِ. Those last forms drop ي and keep kasra.

مَشَى / يَمْشِي / اِمْشِ

mashā / yamshī / imshi

Small usable sentences

We stand in front of the school: نحن نقف أمام المدرسة. I walk to the market: أنا أمشي إلى السوق. Use only the forms listed here; full weak-verb paradigms come later.