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### Probability with قد

Placing the particle قد before a *past tense* verb indicates that an action has "already" happened. However, placing it directly before a *present tense* verb indicates probability, translating to "might" or "may."

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### Word Order

The particle قد must always immediately precede the verb. The subject can come before قد, or after the verb (following standard verbal sentence order).

Subject before قد:

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Subject after the verb (قد + verb + subject):

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When the subject is built into the verb, قد simply goes right before it:

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Probability (قد)

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)

Present tense plural verbs

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)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Expressing purpose (لـ)

Question	Answer
might (probability)	قدqad
to feel	شعر بsha'ara bi
pain	ألمalam
The patient might feel pain.	قد يشعر المريض بألم.qad yash'uru al-marîdu bi-alamin
cold (illness)	زكامzukâm
Do you feel pain? Maybe this is a cold.	هل تشعر بألم؟ ربما هذا زكام.hal tash'uru bi'alamin? rubbamâ hâdhâ zukâmun.
headache	صداعsudâ'
The cold might start with a headache.	الزكام قد يبدأ بصداع.az-zukâmu qad yabda'u bisudâ'in
fever	حمىhummâ
They might feel a headache and a fever tomorrow.	قد يشعرون بصداع وحمى غدا.qad yash'uroona bisudâ'in wa hummâ ghadan
pharmacy	صيدليةsaydaliyyah
He has a fever and might go to the pharmacy.	عنده حمى وقد يذهب إلى الصيدلية.'indahu humma waqad yadhhabu ilâ as-saydaliyyah
pharmacist	صيدليsaydaliyy
The patient spoke with the pharmacist in this pharmacy.	تكلم المريض مع الصيدلي في هذه الصيدلية.takallama al-marîdu ma'a as-saydaliyyi fî hâdhihi as-saydaliyyah.
to need	احتاج إلىihtâja ilâ
The patient might need the pharmacist.	المريض قد يحتاج إلى الصيدلي.al-marîdu qad yahtâju ilâ as-saydaliyyi
prescription	وصفةwasfa
You might need a prescription from the doctor.	قد تحتاج إلى وصفة من الطبيب.qad tahtâju ilâ wasfatin mina at-tabîb
cough	سعالsu'âl
He has a severe cough and needs a prescription.	عنده سعال شديد ويحتاج إلى وصفة.'indahu su'âlun shadîdun wa yahtâju ilâ wasfatin.
The cough might end soon.	قد ينتهي السعال قريبا.qad yantahi as-su'âlu qarîban