Core
Recognise the pattern and understand the model verb in a sentence.
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Why this matters
Learn the meaning before memorising the pattern.
Develop
Use two or three verbs from this family in accurate past and present sentences.
Your goal: Form VI often expresses reciprocal or collective action. It helps describe cooperation, communication, shared activities and relationships.
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Discover the pattern
Notice what changes and what stays connected to the root.
Root and pattern
Rootع-و-ن
Past patternتَفَاعَلَ
Present patternيَتَفَاعَلُ
Form VI adds ت before the root and a long ā after the first root consonant. The present commonly follows يَتَفَاعَلُ.
| Past | Present | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| تَعَاوَنَ | يَتَعَاوَنُ | to cooperate |
Notice the relationship: سَاعَدَ means to help; تَسَاعَدَ can mean to help one another. This illustrates a possible Form III–VI relationship, but meanings are not always predictable.
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Learn the family
Read each pair aloud, then use the verbs in meaningful sentences.
| Past | Present | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| تَشَارَكَ | يَتَشَارَكُ | to share or participate together |
| تَبَادَلَ | يَتَبَادَلُ | to exchange |
| تَفَاهَمَ | يَتَفَاهَمُ | to understand one another |
يَتَعَاوَنُ الطُّلَّابُ فِي الْمَشْرُوعِ.
The students cooperate on the project.
تَبَادَلْنَا الْأَفْكَارَ فِي الِاجْتِمَاعِ.
We exchanged ideas at the meeting.
أَتَفَاهَمُ مَعَ صَدِيقَتِي بِسُهُولَةٍ.
I get along with my friend easily.
Look closely: Compare شَارَكَ with تَشَارَكَ and سَاعَدَ with تَسَاعَدَ. The added ت can be associated with shared action when the lexical meaning permits it.
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Practise and apply
Move from recognising the pattern to using the language yourself.
Misconception clinic
The verb تَعَاوَنَ is already a Form VI verb. Do not add another ت to make it reciprocal, and do not assume that all Form VI verbs require a plural subject.
أَتَعَاوَنُ مَعَ صَدِيقِي.
I cooperate with my friend. A singular subject can participate in a reciprocal action.
Quick pattern check
0/11. Which verb means “to cooperate”?
تَعَاوَنَ is Form VI and commonly means to cooperate.
Apply the form
Write four sentences about a group project. Include cooperation, exchanging ideas and one past-tense action.
Success checklist: Use the correct verb form and person; check the past/present vowels; use a natural sentence and reread your Arabic.
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Compare with a model response
Complete your own response first. This is one possible answer, not the only correct response.
نَتَعَاوَنُ فِي مَشْرُوعِ الْمَدْرَسَةِ. أَمْسِ تَبَادَلْنَا الْأَفْكَارَ، ثُمَّ تَشَارَكْنَا فِي كِتَابَةِ التَّقْرِيرِ. أَتَفَاهَمُ مَعَ زُمَلَائِي بِسُهُولَةٍ.
We cooperate on the school project. Yesterday we exchanged ideas, then shared in writing the report. I get along with my classmates easily.
Stretch: explore a deeper connection
Compare مُشَارَكَةٌ and تَشَارُكٌ. Explain why the two verbal nouns are related but not interchangeable in every context.
Use the optional morphology reference if you need a pattern reminder.
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Final self-check
Try the questions without looking back. Your feedback explains the key feature.
Form VI · Self-check
0/31. Which verb means “to cooperate”?
تَعَاوَنَ is Form VI and commonly means to cooperate.
2. Choose the correct present of تَبَادَلَ.
Form VI commonly follows يَتَفَاعَلُ.
3. Can a singular subject use Form VI?
A person can cooperate with another person while the grammatical subject remains singular.
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What you can now do
Review the essentials before moving to the next form.
Lesson mastery summary
- recognise Form VI and its characteristic pattern;
- understand and use the model verb in context;
- distinguish this family from a related form;
- check the accuracy of your own Arabic sentences.
Return in a few days and repeat the self-check. Learn the next form only when you are ready.