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### Present Tense Plural Verbs

To talk about groups of people doing an action, you will need the plural present tense verbs. They are formed by adding specific prefixes and suffixes to the verb stem.

| Pronoun | Meaning | Prefix / Suffix | Example (to help) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| نحن | We | نـ (prefix only) | نساعد |
| هم | They | يـ ... ـون | يساعدون |
| أنتم | You (pl) | تـ ... ـون | تساعدون |

### "We" (First Person Plural)

To say "we" do an action, attach the prefix **نـ** to the beginning of the verb. No suffix is needed. You can include the standalone pronoun نحن for emphasis, but the verb's prefix already makes the subject clear.

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### "They" (Third Person Plural)

To talk about a group of people ("they"), start the verb with the prefix **يـ** and add the suffix **ـون** to the end. This form is used for groups of males or mixed-gender groups.

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### "You all" (Second Person Plural)

When addressing a group of people directly ("you all"), use the prefix **تـ** along with the suffix **ـون**. 

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Present tense plural verbs

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Expressing purpose (لـ)

Question	Answer
to help	ساعدsâ'ada
community / society	مجتمعmujtama'
We help the community.	نحن نساعد المجتمع.nahnu nusa'idu al-mujtama'a
volunteer	متطوعmutatawwi'
The volunteers help the poor.	المتطوعون يساعدون الفقير.al-mutatawwi'ûna yusâ'idûna al-faqîra.
to clean	نظفnazzafa
neighborhood	حيhayy
Do you (pl) clean the neighborhood?	هل تنظفون الحي؟hal tunazzifûna al-hayya?
to collect	جمعjama'a
garbage	قمامةqumâma
We clean the street and collect the garbage.	ننظف الشارع ونجمع القمامة.nunazzifu ash-shâria wa najmau al-qumâmata
clothes	ملابسmalâbis
They collect the clothes in a box.	يجمعون الملابس في صندوق.yajma'ûna al-malâbisa fî sundûqin
to plant	زرعzaraa
What do you (pl) plant in the park?	ماذا تزرعون في الحديقة؟mâzâ tazra'ûna fî al-hadîqah?
We plant a new tree in the neighborhood.	نزرع شجرة جديدة في الحي.nazra'u shajaratan jadeedatan fee al-hayyi
help	مساعدةmusâ'ada
We send the clothes for help.	نرسل الملابس للمساعدة.nursilu al-malâbisa lil-musâ'adati.
The help is from the volunteers.	المساعدة من المتطوعين.al-musâadatu mina l-mutaṭawwiîna
Garbage is a big problem in the community.	القمامة مشكلة كبيرة في المجتمع.al-qumâmatu mushkilatun kabîratun fî al-mujtama'i
They clean the old clothes.	ينظفون الملابس القديمة.yunazzifûna almalâbisa alqadîmata.
You (pl) collect the money for the poor.	تجمعون المال للفقير.tajma'ûna almâla lilfaqîri.