Lesson 46 · مَشَى
Verbs ending in a vowel: مَشَى, دَعَا, نَسِيَ
Some verbs end in a long vowel: مَشَى (he walked), دَعَا (he called, prayed), نَسِيَ (he forgot). In the present they end in -ii, -uu or -aa: يَمْشِي, يَدْعُو, يَنْسَى.
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Examples
مَشَيْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِmashaytu ila l-masjidiI walked to the mosque.
يَمْشِي جَدِّي كُلَّ صَبَاحٍyamshii jaddii kulla ṣabaaḥinMy grandfather walks every morning.
نَسِيتُ مِفْتَاحِيnasiitu miftaaḥiiI forgot my key.
يَدْعُو اللّٰهَyadʿu llaahaHe prays to Allah.
لَا تَنْسَ وَاجِبَكَlaa tansa waajibakaDon’t forget your homework.
بَقِيتُ فِي الْبَيْتِbaqiitu fil-baytiI stayed at home.
Key points
- Three types: مَشَى يَمْشِي · دَعَا يَدْعُو · نَسِيَ يَنْسَى, بَقِيَ يَبْقَى.
- The last vowel drops after لَمْ, after لَا for “don’t”, and in commands: لَمْ يَنْسَ (he didn’t forget) · لَا تَنْسَ (don’t forget) · اِمْشِ (walk!).
- With “I” the hidden letter returns: مَشَيْتُ I walked · دَعَوْتُ I called · نَسِيتُ I forgot.
Practice
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Say “I called my friend.”
دَعَوْتُ صَدِيقِي daʿawtu ṣadiiqii
Say “He did not forget.”
لَمْ يَنْسَ lam yansa
Tell a man “Walk slowly.”
اِمْشِ بِبُطْءٍ imshi bibuṭ’in