أنتظر خارج المحطة.

station

Breakdown of أنتظر خارج المحطة.

• ينتظر: to wait
• خارج: outside

Questions & Answers about أنتظر خارج المحطة.

Why does أنتظر mean I wait / I am waiting even though there is no separate word for I?

In Arabic, the verb itself usually shows the subject.

• أنتظر is the 1st person singular form of the imperfect verb.
• The prefix أَ- on the verb tells you the subject is I.

So Arabic often does not need أنا here.

• أنتظر خارج المحطة = I wait / I am waiting outside the station
• أنا أنتظر خارج المحطة = also possible, but أنا adds emphasis, like I am waiting outside the station.

What tense is أنتظر?

أنتظر is in the imperfect tense. In Modern Standard Arabic, the imperfect can cover several meanings that English separates:

• I wait
• I am waiting
• sometimes even I will wait, depending on context

In this sentence, the natural meaning is usually I am waiting or I wait.

If you want to make the future clearer, Arabic often adds a future marker such as:

• سأنتظر = I will wait
• سوف أنتظر = I will wait

What kind of verb is أنتظر? What is its dictionary form?