Signs of a Verb and a Particle: Worked Examples

Level 8: Signs of a Verb and a Particle

Example and grammatical analysis

Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
قَدْ ضَرَبَhe has certainly struckQad accompanies the verb.
سَيَضْرِبُhe will soon strikeS- indicates the future.
سَوْفَ يَضْرِبُhe will strikeSawfa indicates the future.
ضَرَبَتْshe struckThe feminine tāʾ marks the past verb.