LessonsComprehensive Final Revision: Root Classes, Morphological Changes, Conjugations, Nouns and Verb-Form SemanticsQuiz

These augmented forms are semantically productive but not restricted to one meaning each.

FormPatternImportant functionsExample
IVأَفْعَلَCausation, transformation, removal, finding, equivalenceأَكْرَمَ
IIفَعَّلَCausation, repetition, removal, intensity, attributionعَلَّمَ
VتَفَعَّلَResponsiveness, effort, avoidance, gradual processتَعَلَّمَ

عَلَّمْتُهُ فَتَعَلَّمَ
Translation: I taught him, and he learned.

Causation, repetition, and responsiveness are distinguishable semantic functions; inspect the lexical usage and sentence, not just the formula.

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Forms IV, II and V: Key Semantic Functions

Comprehensive Final Revision: Root Classes, Morphological Changes, Conjugations, Nouns and Verb-Form Semantics

These augmented forms are semantically productive but not restricted to one meaning each.

FormPatternImportant functionsExample
IVأَفْعَلَCausation, transformation, removal, finding, equivalenceأَكْرَمَ
IIفَعَّلَCausation, repetition, removal, intensity, attributionعَلَّمَ
VتَفَعَّلَResponsiveness, effort, avoidance, gradual processتَعَلَّمَ

عَلَّمْتُهُ فَتَعَلَّمَ
Translation: I taught him, and he learned.

Causation, repetition, and responsiveness are distinguishable semantic functions; inspect the lexical usage and sentence, not just the formula.