LessonsFa'ala Verbs - Part 2: Complete the GroupQuiz

Past verb
Present verb
Idiomatic meaning

صَدَقَ
يَصْدُقُ
he spoke truth / he speaks truth

كَذَبَ
يَكْذِبُ
he lied / he lies

شَكَرَ
يَشْكُرُ
he thanked / he thanks

نَقَصَ
يَنْقُصُ
he reduced / he reduces

تَرَكَ
يَتْرُكُ
he left / he leaves

صَدَقَ and كَذَبَ express opposite kinds of speech. Their meanings are opposite, and their present weights are also different.

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Pairs 11-15: Truth, Gratitude, and Leaving

Fa'ala Verbs - Part 2: Complete the Group

Past verb
Present verb
Idiomatic meaning

صَدَقَ
يَصْدُقُ
he spoke truth / he speaks truth

كَذَبَ
يَكْذِبُ
he lied / he lies

شَكَرَ
يَشْكُرُ
he thanked / he thanks

نَقَصَ
يَنْقُصُ
he reduced / he reduces

تَرَكَ
يَتْرُكُ
he left / he leaves

صَدَقَ and كَذَبَ express opposite kinds of speech. Their meanings are opposite, and their present weights are also different.