Conjugation of the Arabic Verb ذَهَبَ (dhahaba)

ذَهَبَ

dhahaba

Meaning

to go

Root (الجذر)

ذ ه ب

Form (الوزن)

Form I (sound)

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

ذَهَاب (dhahāb)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

ذَاهِب (dhāhib)

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	ذَهَبْتُ	dhahabtu
أَنْتَ	anta	ذَهَبْتَ	dhahabta
أَنْتِ	anti	ذَهَبْتِ	dhahabti
هُوَ	huwa	ذَهَبَ	dhahaba
هِيَ	hiya	ذَهَبَتْ	dhahabat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	ذَهَبْنَا	dhahabnā
أَنْتُمْ	antum	ذَهَبْتُمْ	dhahabtum
هُمْ	hum	ذَهَبُوا	dhahabū

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

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَذْهَبُ	adhhabu
أَنْتَ	anta	تَذْهَبُ	tadhhabu
أَنْتِ	anti	تَذْهَبِينَ	tadhhbīna
هُوَ	huwa	يَذْهَبُ	yadhhabu
هِيَ	hiya	تَذْهَبُ	tadhhabu
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَذْهَبُ	nadhhabu
أَنْتُمْ	antum	تَذْهَبُونَ	tadhhbūna
هُمْ	hum	يَذْهَبُونَ	yadhhbūna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	اِذْهَبْ	idhhab
أَنْتِ	anti	اِذْهَبِي	idhhabī
أَنْتُمْ	antum	اِذْهَبُوا	idhhabū

Past

ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ.

Dhahabtu ilā al-madrasati.

I went to school.

Present

أَذْهَبُ إِلَى العَمَلِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

Adhhabu ilā al-ʿamali kulla yawmin.

I go to work every day.

Imperative

اِذْهَبْ إِلَى البَيْتِ!

Idhhab ilā al-bayti!

Go home!

Participle

أَنَا ذَاهِبٌ الآنَ.

Anā dhāhibun al-āna.

I am going now.