Conjugation of the Arabic Verb جَاءَ (jāʾa)

جَاءَ

jāʾa

Meaning

to come

Root (الجذر)

ج ي أ

Form (الوزن)

Form I (hollow/hamzated)

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

مَجِيء (majīʾ)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

جَاءٍ (jāʾin)

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	جِئْتُ	jiʾtu
هُوَ	huwa	جَاءَ	jāʾa
هِيَ	hiya	جَاءَتْ	jāʾat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	جِئْنَا	jiʾnā
هُمْ	hum	جَاؤُوا	jāʾū

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

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَجِيءُ	ajīʾu
أَنْتَ	anta	تَجِيءُ	tajīʾu
هُوَ	huwa	يَجِيءُ	yajīʾu
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَجِيءُ	najīʾu
هُمْ	hum	يَجِيئُونَ	yajīʾūna

Past

جَاءَ أَمْسِ.

Jāʾa amsi.

He came yesterday.

Present

مَتَى تَجِيءُ؟

Matā tajīʾu?

When are you coming?

Expression

جَاءَ الرَّبِيعُ.

Jāʾa ar-rabīʿu.

Spring has come.