Conjugation of the Arabic Verb رَأَى (raʾā)

رَأَى

raʾā

Meaning

to see

Root (الجذر)

ر أ ي

Form (الوزن)

Form I (defective/hamzated)

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

رُؤْيَة (ruʾya)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

رَاءٍ (rāʾin)

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	رَأَيْتُ	raʾaytu
هُوَ	huwa	رَأَى	raʾā
هِيَ	hiya	رَأَتْ	raʾat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	رَأَيْنَا	raʾaynā
هُمْ	hum	رَأَوْا	raʾaw

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

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَرَى	arā
أَنْتَ	anta	تَرَى	tarā
هُوَ	huwa	يَرَى	yarā
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَرَى	narā
هُمْ	hum	يَرَوْنَ	yarawna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	رَ	ra

Past

رَأَيْتُ الفِيلْمَ.

Raʾaytu al-fīlma.

I saw the movie.

Present

أَرَى الجَبَلَ مِنْ هُنَا.

Arā al-jabala min hunā.

I see the mountain from here.

Question

هَلْ تَرَى ذٰلِكَ؟

Hal tarā dhālika?

Do you see that?