أنا أريد أن أبدأ هذا الدرس الآن.

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Breakdown of أنا أريد أن أبدأ هذا الدرس الآن.

• أنا: I
• الآن: now
• يريد: to want

Questions & Answers about أنا أريد أن أبدأ هذا الدرس الآن.

Why does the sentence start with أنا? Is it required?

أنا means I. In Arabic, the subject pronoun is often optional because the verb form already shows the subject. Here it’s included for emphasis or clarity. You could also say أريد أن أبدأ هذا الدرس الآن and it would still mean I want to start this lesson now.

What is the verb form أريد exactly?

أريد is the present tense (imperfect) verb meaning I want. It comes from the root ر-و-د in Form IV: أرادَ / يُريدُ (to want). The أ- at the beginning is part of the verb pattern, not the pronoun أنا.

Why is أن used after أريد?

In Modern Standard Arabic, أن commonly introduces a following verb in the subjunctive after verbs of wanting, intending, trying, etc. So أريد أن أبدأ literally corresponds to I want to (that) I start, i.e. I want to start.

What happens grammatically to the verb after أن?

After أن, the next verb is put into the subjunctive mood (المضارع المنصوب). For many verbs this changes the ending:

• أبدأُ (indicative) → أبدأَ (subjunctive)
  In normal text you may not see the final vowel because short vowels are usually not written, but in fully vocalized Arabic it would be .