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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
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يَأْكُلُ
eats / has (a meal)
verb
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
يَبْقَى
stays
verb
يَجْذِبُ
pulls
verb
يَدْخُلُ
enters
verb
يَذْهَبُ
goes
verb
يَرْجِعُ
returns
verb
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
يَدْعُو
invites
verb
يُرَدِّدُ
repeats
verb
يَسْأَلُ عَنْ
asks about
verb
يُشَجِّعُ عَلَى
encourages
verb
يَصِفُ
describes
verb
يَصِيحُ
shouts
verb
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
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
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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
يُحَضِّرُ
prepares
verb
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
يَزْدَادُ
increases / grows / rises
verb
يُسَاعِدُ
helps
verb
يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ
can / is able to
verb
يَسْتَعْمِلُ
uses
verb
يَسْمَحُ
allows
verb
يُصْلِحُ
repairs
verb
يُعْطِي
gives
verb
يَفْعَلُ
does / makes / works
verb
يَكُونُ
is / will be
verb
يَلْتَقِي
meets
verb
يُلْغِي
cancels
verb
يُمَزِّقُ
tears (rips)
verb
يَنْتَمِي إِلَى
belongs to
verb
يُنْهِي
finishes / completes
verb
يُوَاصِلُ
continues
verb
لَدَيَّ
I have
phrase
يُوجَدُ
there is
verb
يُبَدِّلُ
exchanges / replaces
verb
يُغَيِّرُ
changes
verb
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Everyday actions
| Arabic | English | Forms |
| يَأْكُلُ |
eats / has (a meal) |
يَتَنَاوَلُ |
| يَبْتَسِمُ |
smiles |
|
| يَبْكِي |
cries |
|
| يَجْلِسُ |
sits |
|
| يَحْتَفِظُ بِـ |
keeps |
|
| يَحْمِلُ |
carries |
|
| يَرَى |
sees |
|
| يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى |
listens to |
|
| يَسْمَعُ |
hears |
|
| يُشَاهِدُ |
watches |
|
| يَشْرَبُ |
drinks |
|
| يَضْحَكُ |
laughs |
|
| يَضَعُ |
puts |
|
| يَعَضُّ |
bites |
|
| يَقْرَأُ |
reads |
|
| يَكْتُبُ |
writes |
|
| يَصْحُو |
wakes up |
|
| يَحْجِزُ |
books |
|
Movement & place
| Arabic | English | Forms |
| يَأْتِي |
comes / attends |
يَحْضُرُ |
| يَبْقَى |
stays |
يُقِيمُ |
| يَجْذِبُ |
pulls |
يَسْحَبُ |
| يَدْخُلُ |
enters |
|
| يَذْهَبُ |
goes |
|
| يَرْجِعُ |
returns |
يَعُودُ |
| يُسْقِطُ |
drops |
|
| يَظْهَرُ |
appears |
|
| يَقْتَرِبُ |
approaches |
|
| يَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى |
moves to |
|
| يَنْضَمُّ إِلَى |
joins |
|
| يُقِيمُ |
resides / stays |
|
Communication
| Arabic | English | Forms |
| يَتَحَدَّثُ |
talks |
|
| يَسْأَلُ |
asks |
|
| يُذَكِّرُ |
reminds |
|
| يَتَكَلَّمُ |
speaks |
|
| يُجِيبُ عَنْ |
answers |
|
| يُخْبِرُ |
tells / says |
يَقُولُ |
| يَدْعُو |
invites |
|
| يُرَدِّدُ |
repeats |
يُعِيدُ / يُكَرِّرُ |
| يَسْأَلُ عَنْ |
asks about |
|
| يُشَجِّعُ عَلَى |
encourages |
|
| يَصِفُ |
describes |
|
| يَصِيحُ |
shouts |
يَصْرُخُ |
| يَكْذِبُ |
lies (tells a lie) |
|
| يُلْقِي التَّحِيَّةَ |
greets |
|
| يَنْسَخُ |
copies |
|
| يَطْلُبُ |
requests / orders |
|
Thinking & feeling
| Arabic | English | Forms |
| يَتَذَكَّرُ |
remembers |
|
| يَتَظَاهَرُ |
pretends |
|
| يَبْدُو |
seems |
|
| يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى |
needs |
|
| يَحْلُمُ |
dreams |
|
| يُرِيدُ |
wants |
|
| يَسْتَمْتِعُ |
enjoys |
|
| يَشْعُرُ |
feels |
|
| يُعْجَبُ بِـ |
likes / admires |
|
| يُحِبُّ |
loves / likes |
|
| يَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ |
believes that |
|
| يَعْلَمُ |
knows |
يَعْرِفُ |
| يُفَكِّرُ |
thinks |
|
| يَفْهَمُ |
understands |
|
| يَقْلَقُ |
worries |
|
| يَكْرَهُ |
hates |
|
| يَنْسَى |
forgets |
|
| يَهْتَمُّ بِـ |
cares about |
|
| يَهْدَأُ |
calms down |
|
Doing, getting & changing
| Arabic | English | Forms |
| يَأْخُذُ |
takes |
|
| يَبْدَأُ |
begins |
|
| يَبْحَثُ عَنْ |
looks for |
|
| يَتَوَقَّفُ |
stops |
|
| يَجِبُ أَنْ |
must |
|
| يَجِدُ |
finds |
|
| يَجْمَعُ |
collects / gathers |
|
| يُحَاوِلُ |
tries |
|
| يَحْدُثُ |
happens / takes place |
يَجْرِي |
| يُحَضِّرُ |
prepares |
يُعِدُّ |
| يُحَقِّقُ |
achieves |
|
| يَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْ |
manages to |
|
| يَحُلُّ |
solves |
|
| يُخَفِّضُ |
reduces |
|
| يَدْفَعُ |
pays / pushes |
|
| يُرَتِّبُ |
tidies / organises |
يُنَظِّمُ |
| يَزْدَادُ |
increases / grows / rises |
يَنْمُو / يَرْتَفِعُ |
| يُسَاعِدُ |
helps |
|
| يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ |
can / is able to |
|
| يَسْتَعْمِلُ |
uses |
يَسْتَخْدِمُ |
| يَسْمَحُ |
allows |
|
| يُصْلِحُ |
repairs |
|
| يُعْطِي |
gives |
|
| يَفْعَلُ |
does / makes / works |
يَصْنَعُ / يَعْمَلُ |
| يَكُونُ |
is / will be |
|
| يَلْتَقِي |
meets |
|
| يُلْغِي |
cancels |
|
| يُمَزِّقُ |
tears (rips) |
|
| يَنْتَمِي إِلَى |
belongs to |
|
| يُنْهِي |
finishes / completes |
يُتِمُّ |
| يُوَاصِلُ |
continues |
يَسْتَمِرُّ |
| لَدَيَّ |
I have |
عِنْدِي / لِي |
| يُوجَدُ |
there is |
|
| يُبَدِّلُ |
exchanges / replaces |
يَسْتَبْدِلُ |
| يُغَيِّرُ |
changes |
|