Lesson 57 · رَدَّ
Verbs with a shadda: رَدَّ, ظَنَّ, أَحَبَّ
Some verbs have the same second and third letter, written once with a shadda: رَدَّ (reply, return), ظَنَّ (think), عَدَّ (count). Present: يَرُدُّ, يَظُنُّ, يَعُدُّ.
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Examples
رَدَدْتُ عَلَى رِسَالَتِهِradadtu ʿalaa risaalatihiI replied to his letter.
ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ مُسَافِرٌẓanantu annaka musaafirunI thought you were travelling.
يُحِبُّ الْأَطْفَالُ الْحَلْوَىyuḥibbu l-aṭfaalu l-ḥalwaaChildren love sweets.
دُلَّنِي عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ مِنْ فَضْلِكَdullanii ʿala ṭ-ṭariiqi min faḍlikaShow me the way, please.
عَدَدْتُ النُّقُودَʿadadtu n-nuquudaI counted the money.
مَدَّ يَدَهُ لِلسَّلَامِmadda yadahu lis-salaamiHe held out his hand to greet.
Key points
- When an ending that starts with a consonant is added, the two letters separate: رَدَّ but رَدَدْتُ (I replied), ظَنَنْتُ (I thought).
- More: أَحَبَّ يُحِبُّ love · دَلَّ يَدُلُّ show the way · مَدَّ يَمُدُّ stretch out · شَدَّ يَشُدُّ pull.
- The command keeps the shadda in everyday use: رُدَّ reply! · دُلَّنِي show me!
Practice
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Say “I loved the book.”
أَحْبَبْتُ الْكِتَابَ aḥbabtu l-kitaaba
Give the present of رَدَّ.
يَرُدُّ yaruddu
Say “I thought it was easy.”
ظَنَنْتُهُ سَهْلًا ẓanantuhu sahlan