Before naming a present-tense form, ask:
1. Does it describe present or future action according to context?
2. Which initial sign does it carry?
3. What does its ending show about number and gender?
4. Is it third person, second person, or first person?
5. Does the middle radical carry fatḥah, kasrah, or ḍammah?
Read the complete form; do not rely on one letter alone.
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Present-Tense Verb: Signs and Three Paradigms
Before naming a present-tense form, ask:
1. Does it describe present or future action according to context?
2. Which initial sign does it carry?
3. What does its ending show about number and gender?
4. Is it third person, second person, or first person?
5. Does the middle radical carry fatḥah, kasrah, or ḍammah?
Read the complete form; do not rely on one letter alone.