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Common Verbsالأَفْعَالُ الأَكْثَرُ اسْتِعْمَالًا

The verbs Cambridge lists as high frequency: everyday actions, movement, communication, thinking and feeling.

الأَفْعَالُ الأَكْثَرُ اسْتِعْمَالًا

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Everyday actions

أَفْعَالٌ يَوْمِيَّةٌ 18
يَأْكُلُ
eats / has (a meal)
verb
also: يَتَنَاوَلُ
يَبْتَسِمُ
smiles
verb

يَبْتَسِمُ الطِّفْلُ دَائِمًا.The child always smiles.

يَبْكِي
cries
verb
يَجْلِسُ
sits
verb
يَحْتَفِظُ بِـ
keeps
verb
يَحْمِلُ
carries
verb
يَرَى
sees
verb
يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى
listens to
verb
يَسْمَعُ
hears
verb
يُشَاهِدُ
watches
verb
يَشْرَبُ
drinks
verb
يَضْحَكُ
laughs
verb

يَضْحَكُ الأَطْفَالُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.The children laugh in the park.

يَضَعُ
puts
verb
يَعَضُّ
bites
verb
يَقْرَأُ
reads
verb
يَكْتُبُ
writes
verb
يَصْحُو
wakes up
verb
يَحْجِزُ
books
verb

Movement & place

الحَرَكَةُ وَالمَكَانُ 12
يَأْتِي
comes / attends
verb
also: يَحْضُرُ
يَبْقَى
stays
verb
also: يُقِيمُ
يَجْذِبُ
pulls
verb
also: يَسْحَبُ
يَدْخُلُ
enters
verb
يَذْهَبُ
goes
verb
يَرْجِعُ
returns
verb
also: يَعُودُ
يُسْقِطُ
drops
verb
يَظْهَرُ
appears
verb
يَقْتَرِبُ
approaches
verb
يَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى
moves to
verb
يَنْضَمُّ إِلَى
joins
verb
يُقِيمُ
resides / stays
verb

Communication

التَّوَاصُلُ 16
يَتَحَدَّثُ
talks
verb
يَسْأَلُ
asks
verb
يُذَكِّرُ
reminds
verb
يَتَكَلَّمُ
speaks
verb
يُجِيبُ عَنْ
answers
verb
يُخْبِرُ
tells / says
verb
also: يَقُولُ
يَدْعُو
invites
verb
يُرَدِّدُ
repeats
verb
also: يُعِيدُ / يُكَرِّرُ
يَسْأَلُ عَنْ
asks about
verb
يُشَجِّعُ عَلَى
encourages
verb
يَصِفُ
describes
verb
يَصِيحُ
shouts
verb
also: يَصْرُخُ
يَكْذِبُ
lies (tells a lie)
verb
يُلْقِي التَّحِيَّةَ
greets
verb
يَنْسَخُ
copies
verb
يَطْلُبُ
requests / orders
verb

Thinking & feeling

التَّفْكِيرُ وَالمَشَاعِرُ 19
يَتَذَكَّرُ
remembers
verb
يَتَظَاهَرُ
pretends
verb
يَبْدُو
seems
verb
يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى
needs
verb
يَحْلُمُ
dreams
verb

يَحْلُمُ أَخِي بِأَنْ يُصْبِحَ طَيَّارًا.My brother dreams of becoming a pilot.

يُرِيدُ
wants
verb
يَسْتَمْتِعُ
enjoys
verb
يَشْعُرُ
feels
verb
يُعْجَبُ بِـ
likes / admires
verb
يُحِبُّ
loves / likes
verb
يَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ
believes that
verb
يَعْلَمُ
knows
verb
also: يَعْرِفُ
يُفَكِّرُ
thinks
verb
يَفْهَمُ
understands
verb
يَقْلَقُ
worries
verb
يَكْرَهُ
hates
verb
يَنْسَى
forgets
verb
يَهْتَمُّ بِـ
cares about
verb
يَهْدَأُ
calms down
verb

Doing, getting & changing

العَمَلُ وَالتَّغْيِيرُ 35
يَأْخُذُ
takes
verb
يَبْدَأُ
begins
verb
يَبْحَثُ عَنْ
looks for
verb
يَتَوَقَّفُ
stops
verb
يَجِبُ أَنْ
must
phrase
يَجِدُ
finds
verb
يَجْمَعُ
collects / gathers
verb
يُحَاوِلُ
tries
verb
يَحْدُثُ
happens / takes place
verb
also: يَجْرِي
يُحَضِّرُ
prepares
verb
also: يُعِدُّ
يُحَقِّقُ
achieves
verb
يَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْ
manages to
verb
يَحُلُّ
solves
verb

يَحُلُّ الطَّالِبُ المَسْأَلَةَ بِسُهُولَةٍ.The student solves the problem easily.

يُخَفِّضُ
reduces
verb
يَدْفَعُ
pays / pushes
verb
يُرَتِّبُ
tidies / organises
verb
also: يُنَظِّمُ
يَزْدَادُ
increases / grows / rises
verb
also: يَنْمُو / يَرْتَفِعُ
يُسَاعِدُ
helps
verb
يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ
can / is able to
verb
يَسْتَعْمِلُ
uses
verb
also: يَسْتَخْدِمُ
يَسْمَحُ
allows
verb
يُصْلِحُ
repairs
verb
يُعْطِي
gives
verb
يَفْعَلُ
does / makes / works
verb
also: يَصْنَعُ / يَعْمَلُ
يَكُونُ
is / will be
verb
يَلْتَقِي
meets
verb
يُلْغِي
cancels
verb
يُمَزِّقُ
tears (rips)
verb
يَنْتَمِي إِلَى
belongs to
verb
يُنْهِي
finishes / completes
verb
also: يُتِمُّ
يُوَاصِلُ
continues
verb
also: يَسْتَمِرُّ
لَدَيَّ
I have
phrase
also: عِنْدِي / لِي
يُوجَدُ
there is
verb
يُبَدِّلُ
exchanges / replaces
verb
also: يَسْتَبْدِلُ
يُغَيِّرُ
changes
verb