Conjugation of the Arabic Verb تَعَلَّمَ (taʿallama)

تَعَلَّمَ

taʿallama

Meaning

to learn

Root (الجذر)

ع ل م

Form (الوزن)

Form V

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

تَعَلُّم (taʿallum)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

مُتَعَلِّم (mutaʿallim)

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	تَعَلَّمْتُ	taʿallamtu
هُوَ	huwa	تَعَلَّمَ	taʿallama
هِيَ	hiya	تَعَلَّمَتْ	taʿallamat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	تَعَلَّمْنَا	taʿallamnā
هُمْ	hum	تَعَلَّمُوا	taʿallamū

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

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَتَعَلَّمُ	ataʿallamu
أَنْتَ	anta	تَتَعَلَّمُ	tataʿallamu
هُوَ	huwa	يَتَعَلَّمُ	yataʿallamu
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَتَعَلَّمُ	nataʿallamu
هُمْ	hum	يَتَعَلَّمُونَ	yataʿallamūna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	تَعَلَّمْ	taʿallam
أَنْتُمْ	antum	تَعَلَّمُوا	taʿallamū

Present

أَتَعَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّةَ.

Ataʿallamu al-ʿarabiyyata.

I am learning Arabic.

Past

تَعَلَّمْتُ الكَثِيرَ.

Taʿallamtu al-kathīra.

I learned a lot.

Imperative

تَعَلَّمْ مِنْ أَخْطَائِكَ!

Taʿallam min akhṭāʾika!

Learn from your mistakes!