LessonsThree Groups of Imperfect FormsQuiz

Do not translate bare تَفْعَلُ without context.

● هِيَ تَكْتُبُ — She writes. Here تَفْعَلُ is third-person feminine singular.
● أَنْتَ تَكْتُبُ — You (one man) write. Here the same pattern is second-person masculine singular.

The letters are the same, but the stated pronoun changes the grammatical slot and the translation.

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Three Groups of Imperfect Forms

Do not translate bare تَفْعَلُ without context.

● هِيَ تَكْتُبُ — She writes. Here تَفْعَلُ is third-person feminine singular.
● أَنْتَ تَكْتُبُ — You (one man) write. Here the same pattern is second-person masculine singular.

The letters are the same, but the stated pronoun changes the grammatical slot and the translation.