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Lesson 1️⃣ - To Be in the Present Tense

Conjugation of "To Be"

• I'm ➡ أنا أَكُونُ (Ana akunu)
• We are ➡ نَحْنُ نَكُونُ (Nahno nakunu)
• You are (masc) ➡ أَنْتَ تَكُونُ (Anta takunu)
• You are (fem) ➡ أَنْتِ تَكُونِينَ (Anti takuneena)
• You are (dual) ➡ أَنْتُمَا تَكُونَانِ (Antumaa takunaani)
• You are (plural masc) ➡ أَنْتُمْ تَكُونُونَ (Antum takunuuna)
• You are (plural fem) ➡ أَنْتُنَّ تَكُنَّ (Antunna takunna)
• He is ➡ هُوَ يَكُونُ (Huwa yakunu)
• She is ➡ هِيَ تَكُونُ (Hiya takunu)
• They are (dual masc) ➡ هُمَا يَكُونَانِ (Humaa yakunaani)
• They are (dual fem) ➡ هُمَا تَكُونَانِ (Humaa takunaani)
• They are (plural masc) ➡ هُمْ يَكُونُونَ (Hum yakunuuna)
• They are (plural fem) ➡ هُنَّ يَكُنَّ (Hun yakunna)

Examples

▶ I'm ➡ أنَا أَكُونُ فِي الْبَيْتِ (Ana akunu fil bayti.)
"I am in the house."

▶ We are ➡ نَحْنُ نَكُونُ سُعَدَاءَ (Nahno nakunu su‘ada’a.)
"We are happy."

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