Conjugation of the Arabic Verb أَكَلَ (akala)

أَكَلَ

akala

Meaning

to eat

Root (الجذر)

أ ك ل

Form (الوزن)

Form I (hamzated)

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

أَكْل (akl)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

آكِل (ākil)

Past Tense (الماضي)

The past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. It expresses completed actions.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَكَلْتُ	akaltu
أَنْتَ	anta	أَكَلْتَ	akalta
هُوَ	huwa	أَكَلَ	akala
هِيَ	hiya	أَكَلَتْ	akalat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	أَكَلْنَا	akalnā
هُمْ	hum	أَكَلُوا	akalū

The present tense is formed with prefixes (and sometimes suffixes). It expresses ongoing, habitual, or future actions.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	آكُلُ	ākulu
أَنْتَ	anta	تَأْكُلُ	taʾkulu
هُوَ	huwa	يَأْكُلُ	yaʾkulu
هِيَ	hiya	تَأْكُلُ	taʾkulu
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَأْكُلُ	naʾkulu
هُمْ	hum	يَأْكُلُونَ	yaʾkulūna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	كُلْ	kul
أَنْتُمْ	antum	كُلُوا	kulū

Past

أَكَلْتُ الفَطُورَ.

Akaltu al-faṭūra.

I ate breakfast.

Present

آكُلُ الأَرُزَّ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

Ākulu al-aruzza kulla yawmin.

I eat rice every day.

Imperative

كُلْ طَعَامَكَ!

Kul ṭaʿāmaka!

Eat your food!