LessonsPast-Tense Verb: The Complete 14-Form ParadigmQuiz

1. She wrote vs you (one woman) wrote
كَتَبَتْ ends with a silent tāʾ; كَتَبْتِ has the addressed ending -ti.

2. They, the women, wrote vs we wrote
كَتَبْنَ ends in -na for feminine plural third person; كَتَبْنَا has a final alif and means “we wrote.”

3. Two men addressed vs two women addressed
Both use كَتَبْتُمَا; context tells us the gender.

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Past-Tense Verb: The Complete 14-Form Paradigm

1. She wrote vs you (one woman) wrote
كَتَبَتْ ends with a silent tāʾ; كَتَبْتِ has the addressed ending -ti.

2. They, the women, wrote vs we wrote
كَتَبْنَ ends in -na for feminine plural third person; كَتَبْنَا has a final alif and means “we wrote.”

3. Two men addressed vs two women addressed
Both use كَتَبْتُمَا; context tells us the gender.