Conjugation of the Arabic Verb تَكَلَّمَ (takallama)

تَكَلَّمَ

takallama

Meaning

to speak / to talk

Root (الجذر)

ك ل م

Form (الوزن)

Form V

Verbal Noun (مصدر)

تَكَلُّم (takallum)

Active Participle (اسم الفاعل)

مُتَكَلِّم (mutakallim)

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	تَكَلَّمْتُ	takallamtu
هُوَ	huwa	تَكَلَّمَ	takallama
هِيَ	hiya	تَكَلَّمَتْ	takallamat
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	تَكَلَّمْنَا	takallamnā
هُمْ	hum	تَكَلَّمُوا	takallamū

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

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنَا	anā	أَتَكَلَّمُ	atakallamu
أَنْتَ	anta	تَتَكَلَّمُ	tatakallamu
هُوَ	huwa	يَتَكَلَّمُ	yatakallamu
هِيَ	hiya	تَتَكَلَّمُ	tatakallamu
نَحْنُ	naḥnu	نَتَكَلَّمُ	natakallamu
هُمْ	hum	يَتَكَلَّمُونَ	yatakallamūna

Command forms used to tell someone to do something.

Pronoun	Transliteration	Arabic	Pronunciation
أَنْتَ	anta	تَكَلَّمْ	takallam
أَنْتُمْ	antum	تَكَلَّمُوا	takallamū

Present

أَتَكَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّةَ.

Atakallamu al-ʿarabiyyata.

I speak Arabic.

Imperative

تَكَلَّمْ بِبُطْءٍ!

Takallam bibuṭʾin!

Speak slowly!

Question

هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمُ الإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ؟

Hal tatakallamu al-injilīziyyata?

Do you speak English?