al-hambra, Granada
The Verb to Write, KATABA, كَتَبَ
The verb Kataba means literally “he wrote”, which is the infinitive form of the verb “to write”.
The lessons about verbs conjugation start with the Past Tense.
SINGULAR:
| كَتَبْتُ | |
| katabtu | |
| I wrote | |
| كَتَبْتَ | |
| katabta | |
| you (masculine) wrote | |
| كَتَبْتِ | |
| katabti | |
| you (feminine) wrote |
| كَتَبَ |
| kataba |
| he wrote |
| كَتَبَتْ |
| katabat |
| she wrote |
PLURAL:
| كَتَبْنَا | |
| katabnā | |
| we wrote | |
| كَتَبْتُمْ | |
| katabtum | |
| you all (masculine) wrote | |
| كَتَبْتُنَّ | |
| katabtunna | |
| you all (feminine) wrote | |
| كَتَبُوا | |
| katabū | |
| they (masculine) wrote | |
| كَتَبْنَ | |
| katabna | |
| they (feminine) wrote |
| DUAL FORM : كَتَبْتُمَا |
| katabtumā |
| you two wrote |
| كَتَبَا |
| katabā |
| they two (masculine) wrote |
| كَتَبَتَا |
| katabatā |
| they two (feminine) wrote |
Arabiclanguage &culture 