Conjugation of the Arabic Verb سَمِعَ (samiʿa)

سَمِعَ

samiʿa

Meaning

to hear / to listen

Root (الجذر)

س م ع

Form (الوزن)

Form I (sound)

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

سَمْع / سَمَاع (samʿ / samāʿ)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

سَامِع (sāmiʿ)

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	سَمِعْتُ	samiʿtu
هُوَ	huwa	سَمِعَ	samiʿa
هِيَ	hiya	سَمِعَتْ	samiʿat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	سَمِعْنَا	samiʿnā
هُمْ	hum	سَمِعُوا	samiʿū

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

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَسْمَعُ	asmaʿu
أَنْتَ	anta	تَسْمَعُ	tasmaʿu
هُوَ	huwa	يَسْمَعُ	yasmaʿu
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَسْمَعُ	nasmaʿu
هُمْ	hum	يَسْمَعُونَ	yasmaʿūna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	اِسْمَعْ	ismaʿ
أَنْتُمْ	antum	اِسْمَعُوا	ismaʿū

Past

سَمِعْتُ الخَبَرَ.

Samiʿtu al-khabara.

I heard the news.

Imperative

اِسْمَعْ جَيِّدًا!

Ismaʿ jayyidan!

Listen well!

Present

أَسْمَعُ المُوسِيقَى.

Asmaʿu al-mūsīqā.

I listen to music.