Conjugation of the Arabic Verb شَرِبَ (shariba)

شَرِبَ

shariba

Meaning

to drink

Root (الجذر)

ش ر ب

Form (الوزن)

Form I (sound)

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

شُرْب (shurb)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

شَارِب (shārib)

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	شَرِبْتُ	sharibtu
أَنْتَ	anta	شَرِبْتَ	sharibta
هُوَ	huwa	شَرِبَ	shariba
هِيَ	hiya	شَرِبَتْ	sharibat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	شَرِبْنَا	sharibnā
هُمْ	hum	شَرِبُوا	sharibū

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

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَشْرَبُ	ashrabu
أَنْتَ	anta	تَشْرَبُ	tashrabu
هُوَ	huwa	يَشْرَبُ	yashrabu
هِيَ	hiya	تَشْرَبُ	tashrabu
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَشْرَبُ	nashrabu
هُمْ	hum	يَشْرَبُونَ	yashrabūna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	اِشْرَبْ	ishrab
أَنْتُمْ	antum	اِشْرَبُوا	ishrabū

Past

شَرِبْتُ القَهْوَةَ.

Sharibtu al-qahwata.

I drank coffee.

Present

أَشْرَبُ الشَّايَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.

Ashrabu ash-shāya kulla ṣabāḥin.

I drink tea every morning.

Imperative

اِشْرَبْ مَاءً!

Ishrab māʾan!

Drink water!